MosJan Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 ԿՐԱԿԱՀԵՐԹ ԳՅՈՒՄՐԻՈՒՄ * article's photo Երեկ` մայիսի 20-ին,ժամը 20-ի սահմաններում կրակոցներ են հնչել Գյումրիի Տերյան փողոցում։«Ռազբորկան» սկսվել է Հաղթանակ պողոտայում, կրքերը գագաթնակետին են հասել Տերյան փողոցի միջնամասում գտնվող «Պեգաս» խանութի մոտ: Նախնական տվյալներով` միմյանց վրա են կրակել Գյումրիի քաղաքապետ Վարդան Ղուկասյանի եւ մարզպետարանի Քաղաքաշինության վաչության նախկին պետ, «Բարգավաճ Հայաստան» կուսակցության տարածքային գրասենյակի ղեկավար Արտաշես Սարգսյան որդիները։ Մի քանի րոպե տեւած կրակահերթի հետեւանքով, ըստ նախնական տվյալների, շարքից դուրս է եկել «Hummer» մակնիշի ավտոմեքենա: Կա մեկ վիրավոր, որին երեկ վիրահատել են Գյումրիի Գյուլբենկյանի անվան վիրաբուժական հիվանդանոցում: Երեկվանից փակ է եղել Տերյան փողոցը, որտեղ իրավապահ մարմինների աշխատակիցները նախաքննական աշխատանքներ են տարել: Խոսակցություններ կան, որ պատահարի հետեւանքով զոհվել են պատահական անցորդներ: «Բարգավաճ Հանաստան» կուսակցությունում դեռեւս չցանկացան մեկնաբանել տեղի ունեցածը: Ինչպես բացատրեց կուսակցության մամուլի հարցերով պատասխանատուն, իրենք սպասում են ոստիկանության պաշտոնական հաղորդագրությանը: Իսկ ոստիկանությունում «Ա1+»-ին հայտնեցին, թե մոտ 15 ժամ առաջ տեղի ունեցածի մասին տեղեկատվություն դեռեւս չունեն: * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted May 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Two Wounded In Gyumri Shootout By Satenik Vantsian in Gyumri At least two people were wounded in a weekend gunfight in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri that allegedly involved a son of its controversial Mayor Vartan Ghukasian. Law-enforcement authorities promptly launched a criminal investigation into the shootout that broke out on a street intersection in the city center on Sunday evening. Prosecutors said two groups of “unknown individuals” exchanged fire in still uncertain circumstances. “All necessary measures are being taken to clarify circumstances of the incident and identify individuals who committed the crime,” the spokeswoman for the Prosecutor-General’s Office, Sona Truzian, told RFE/RL on Monday. According to unconfirmed reports, they were led by Ghukasian’s son Spartak and Rustam Sargsian, the son of a local businessman and a local leader of the pro-presidential Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK). Later on Sunday, police found an expensive SUV which is known to have been used by Spartak Ghukasian and was apparently involved in the high-profile incident. The black Hummer was riddled with bullet holes. Truzian said the car is formally owned by a certain Artyom Ghukasian but would not specify whether the man is related to the mayor. She also said that an innocent passerby as well as a 28-year-old man were wounded in the shootout. The man, identified as Norayr Aloyan, underwent surgery in a local hospital and remained in intensive care there on Monday. Members of the Ghukasian clan could be seen waiting outside the hospital on Sunday night, suggesting that he might be connected to them. There were rumors that Sargsian was also injured in the gunfight. However, the hospital administration insisted that he was not treated there. The two families have business interests in Gyumri but have no history of commercial disputes. Spartak Ghukasian, whose father heads the regional branch of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party (HHK), is said to have quarreled with Sargsian in a Gyumri restaurant earlier this week, allegedly blasting the latter for his family’s ties with the rival BHK. Ghukasian is no stranger to controversy, having been repeatedly implicated in violent incidents periodically reported from Gyumri. A newspaper last year accused him of bullying and beating a well-known critic of his equally controversial father. The latter has earned notoriety for his flamboyant behavior that has occasionally turned violent. Less than two months ago Mayor Ghukasian survived an apparent attempt on his life when unknown gunmen opened fire on his motorcade, killing three of his bodyguards. Ghukasian is still recovering from a serious wound sustained in the attack. Nobody has been arrested in connection with the brazen shooting so far. The latest incident only added to a widespread sense of insecurity among residents of Gyumri. One middle-aged woman was at the scene of the gunfight when it broke out but was too scared to divulge any details to RFE/RL. “I have a son and don’t want to get him in trouble,” she explained. “Law is not enforced here,” said another, male resident. “I’m now scared of going out.” “If they earned a living like ordinary people do, there would never be such shootings. They’ve got everything and, unlike us, have time to shoot each other,” he added with sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted June 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 FOUR ENGAGED IN GYUMRI SHOOT-OUT IN SEARCH After a shoot-out on May 20, 2007, Spartak Ghukasyan and Kolia Ghukasyan, resident of Terian and Ghukasyan streets in the town of Gyumri escaped together with Rustam Sargsyan and Telman Karapetyan. Shirak region prosecutor’s office has instituted a criminal case and all four are in search. Assuming they may be either in Armenia or Russian, some Armenian citizens inquired how they can help to find out the persons. Panorama.am posts the photographs of the persons in search taken from the Armenian police. Source: Panorama.am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted June 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 26 year old Telman Karapetyan, one of the four participants of firing in Gyumri on May 20, was arrested yesterday. The other participants of the firing were Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghulasyan's son Spartak Ghukasyan, the son of the Mayor’s brother, Kolya Ghukasyan. They were shooting agaisnt Rustam Sargsyan and Telman Karapetyan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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