YEREVAN.- Armenian presidential candidate, who suffered a gunshot wound last week, will be transported from the intensive care department to the thoracic surgery department.

Deputy director of the medical center Gagik Manukyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that Paruyr Hayrikyan would be transported at 11:30. He noted that Hayrikyan feels good. As for the pain in his right hand, Manukyan said Hayrikian had it for a long time, and now, an injury caused a hematoma, which puts pressure on this part of the arm.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an assassination attempt was made against presidential candidate, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan, on January 31 at around 11:20pm in downtown Yerevan, in front of his home. Hayrikyan was shot and hospitalized with a gunshot wound. He underwent a successful surgery on the morning of February 1, and a bullet—which was located in the soft tissues of his right elbow shoulder—was removed. 

A criminal case is opened in connection with the assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan. It is launched on charges of carrying out an assassination attempt against a statesman, political or public figure, which—that is, the attempt—is carried out to end this person’s noted activities. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for 12-20 years, or life in prison.    

The National Security Service is conducting the investigation.

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