Ginosi.com, the largest online travel agency in the Caucasus, has temporarily suspended its cooperation with Harsnaqar hotel located near Lake Sevan following the pending investigation of the recent brutal beating by security staff which lead to a death at the Harsnaqar Restaurant.

“As a socially responsible company, we have decided to temporarily suspend Harsnaqar's listing from ginosi.com until an investigation clarifies as to what exactly has transpired at the Harsnaqar Restaurant on the evening of June 17th, the incident which led to the death of Vahe Avetyan.

We do not expect this to disrupt business continuity as ginosi.com customers can choose from a number of alternative hotels near Lake Sevan during this busy summer period,” the statement issued by the company said.

Earlier the agency has informed that the incident has occurred at the restaurant on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by the restaurant employees. Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

Criminal case was instigated. Police detained six people. The owner of Harsnaqar restaurant is high-ranking Armenian ruling party MP, head of Armenian Football Federation and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan.