A person who commits a crime must be punished to the fullest extent of the law and no matter who he is and whose relative he is, Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Spokesperson for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, said on the heels of the RPA Executive Board meeting when commenting on beating of a Goris resident.
It is widely rumored that the son of Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan was involved in the incident. Sharmazanov said it is the Republican Party's general assessment of such incidents. "I cannot say anything, as the investigation is not over yet. However, every member of the family of a statesman must realize that a government post is a high responsibility," he said. "The RPA Executive Body did not discuss that incident."
Earlier, on Thursday, the Investigation Committee of Armenia disseminated a statement saying that the persons wanted over the hooliganism in Goris on May 2 let the country on May 8. "The investigation agencies are taking all the necessary measures to find and detain all those involved in the incident," the Committee said in the statement.
According to a local newspaper "Zhoghovurd," the son of the Syunik governor, Tigran Khachatryan, left the country for Kiev together with the son of his father's driver.
On May 2 Surik Khachatryan aka Liska's son Tigran Khachatryan got involved in another bloody showdown. Goris police precinct received a call from Goris medical center on May 2 at around 21:35. "With a right-eye injury - eyelid cut" Harut Zakaryan was hospitalized on the same day. According to the police report, on May 2 at around 16:00 Harut Zakaryan quarreled with Tigran Khachatryan in Goris town center, after they headed towards a territory called "Sdgi Gyol" where other people joined them. The quarrel turned into a fight during which Harut Zakaryan sustained bodily injuries. Zakaryan has been moved to Yerevan where he was operated on. However, his eyesight has not been recovered. The governor denies his son's involvement in the showdown. Harut Zakaryan's father Gagik Zakaryan has told ArmInfo journalist that Tigran Khachatryan stands guilty. According to some info, Surik Khachatryan and his second son were seen at the crime scene. According to Gagik Zakaryan, his son is currently in Moscow where he will be operated on his eye, for the young man received no relevant treatment in Yerevan.