WON’T GUNNERS BE DISCLOSED?

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The bullets of a Cheryomukha 7 over-sized, gas powered special device can be identified, hence the murderers of at least three victims of March 1 deadly clashes cannot be disclosed. Until recently, the Special Investigation Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor General’s Office claimed gas bullets found in the bodies of the victims couldn’t be identified. Their opinion was supported by Russia’s experts who said identification was impossible. The head of the SIS investigation group looking into the March 1 events, Vahagn Harutyunyan, presented Russia’s answer in the Armenian parliament today. Harutyunyan says though the enquiry into the matter is still under way the chances to identify the gunners are exhausted.

The Chairman of the NA ad hoc Committee looking into the events of March 1-2, Samvel Nikoyan, read out the answer of the Chief of Police regarding Cheryomukha 7: “Cheryomukha 7 gas cartridges were imported to Armenia till 1990. The cartridges were last tested in 2007 during an annual maneuver of the RA police forces.”

“In case of long preservation, the bullets of Cheryomukha 7 and Cheryomukha 7-M can undergo technical changes accompanied with a reduction of tear gas and distance of fired bullet. Such bullets are not harmful to human beings,” Nikoyan recalled Russia’s statement and immediately raised a question, “Does it mean that the untested cartridges were used during the maneuver?”