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CANDIDATE FOR ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT HAYRIKYAN TAKEN TO RESUSCITATION UNIT AFTER SURGERY
YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. Candidate for Armenia's president, leader
of National Self-Determination Party Paruyr Hayrikyan who survived an
assassination attempt Thursday night has been transferred to
resuscitation department after the operation, Novosti-Armenia
reported.
Hayrikyan was shot in the shoulder in the center of Yerevan,
Tpagrichneri street, where his parents live, around 23:30 yesterday.
He is still on anaesthesia from the surgery, but doctors say he is in
a satisfactory condition, Hayrikyan's relative Hayk Abrahamyan said.
Criminal prosecution is brought under Penal Code articles 34-305
(assassination attempt on a statesman, a political or a public figure
for the purpose of ceasing his activities is punished with
imprisonment for ten to fifteen years or life imprisonment).
A joint investigation group involving staffs of the police and the
national security service has been set up; the case comes under the
jurisdiction of the national security service.
Armenia's presidential elections are scheduled for February 18. Eight
nominees are running for presidency: current president Serzh Sargsyan,
former prime minister and leader of Freedom party Hrant Bagratyan,
former foreign minister and head of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisyan,
famous Soviet dissident and leader of National Self-Determination
party Paruyr Hayrikyan, ex foreign minister of Karabakh Arman
Melikyan, political scientist and head of Radio Hay Andrias Ghukasyan,
philologist Vardan Sedrakyan and leader of National Consent party Aram
Harutinyan. -0-
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. Candidate for Armenia's president, leader
of National Self-Determination Party Paruyr Hayrikyan who survived an
assassination attempt Thursday night has been transferred to
resuscitation department after the operation, Novosti-Armenia
reported.
Hayrikyan was shot in the shoulder in the center of Yerevan,
Tpagrichneri street, where his parents live, around 23:30 yesterday.
He is still on anaesthesia from the surgery, but doctors say he is in
a satisfactory condition, Hayrikyan's relative Hayk Abrahamyan said.
Criminal prosecution is brought under Penal Code articles 34-305
(assassination attempt on a statesman, a political or a public figure
for the purpose of ceasing his activities is punished with
imprisonment for ten to fifteen years or life imprisonment).
A joint investigation group involving staffs of the police and the
national security service has been set up; the case comes under the
jurisdiction of the national security service.
Armenia's presidential elections are scheduled for February 18. Eight
nominees are running for presidency: current president Serzh Sargsyan,
former prime minister and leader of Freedom party Hrant Bagratyan,
former foreign minister and head of Heritage party Raffi Hovhannisyan,
famous Soviet dissident and leader of National Self-Determination
party Paruyr Hayrikyan, ex foreign minister of Karabakh Arman
Melikyan, political scientist and head of Radio Hay Andrias Ghukasyan,
philologist Vardan Sedrakyan and leader of National Consent party Aram
Harutinyan. -0-
From: A. Papazian