Chairman of the Youth branch of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), MP Karen Avagyan made a statement in which he noted Edgar Snkhcyan, who had been knocked over by his brother, blackmails his family and him. He noted that after his brother had knocked Snkhchyan over, he and his family provided all the necessary help, Snkhcyan got treatment and was sent home from hospital. A month later Snkhcyan demanded fabulous sum for having treatment abroad, while there are no medical instructions for that. Avagyan added that he is ready to take all the expenses for Snkhchyan's treatment in the country's territory, if he really needs such treatment.
It was informed earlier that a road traffic accident occurred on Yerevan-Sevan highway on August 23. Karen Avagyan's brother knocked over 28 year old Edgar Snkhcyan, who got hepatorrhexis but his life was not in danger. According to Karen Avagyan his family took all the expenses of Snkhchyan's treatment but later Snkchyan said that Avagyan's family cheated him and did not pay for the treatment.