If the case isn’t revealed, it means that the authorities stand behind it -says Artak Khachatryan's brother (video)
The kidnapping and beating of Artak Khachatryan, a member of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), was an organized crime, Khachatryan’s brother Artyom Khachatryan told reporters in Yerevan on Monday. “Artak has nothing to do with the criminal and oligarchic system. He has been engaged in social activities only in recent years,” said Artyom Khachatryan. He believes that the incident that occurred to his brother declared an outright war against society. “It does not matter whether they targeted at Artak or someone else, wether it was a BHK member or a member of some other party, e.g. Armenian National Congress (HAK). The attack comes to prove that the criminal and oligarchic system is interwoven with the government,” he said. Artyom Khachatryan calls on law enforcement agencies to immediately reveal the details of the incident; their negligence will prove that the attack was ordered by the authorities. He also said that new evidence has emerged in connection with the incident. They already have a footage which fixed the car, its license plate number and colour and the time of the incident. The video will be sent to law enforcement agencies and the Investigative Committee. Artak continues to remain at the intensive care unit. He is in a critical but stable condition. Artak Khachatryan was attacked Saturday afternoon in Yerevan by three masked men who forced him into a car and took him to an unknown direction. He was later found near his home in an unconscious state.
