YEREVAN. – It still is not clear as to when the court trial will begin into the deadly incident that occurred in Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar Restaurant, Zhoghovurd daily reports. 

“The Armenian Chief Prosecutor’s Office had confirmed those accused in this affair, that is, the charges were filed against the security personnel of Ruben Hayrapetyan, and it had sent it to court back on August 23. But, now, the trial date is not set although two weeks have passed,” Zhoghovurd writes.    

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at Harsnaqar Restaurant on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by security personnel. And Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29. A criminal lawsuit was filed and the Police detained several people.

The Restaurant’s owner is ruling Republican Party MP, Football Federation of Armenia President, and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who on July 4 formally submitted his resignation from his parliamentary seat in connection with this incident.