YEREVAN.- Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) is doing everything to solve presidential candidate Hayrikyan’s case, NSS deputy director said in the parliament on Thursday.

Romik Harutyunyan answered the question of MP from the oppositional Armenian National Congress bloc Nikol Pashinyan.  

Pashinyan noted that public has no information about the ongoing investigation. Asked whether NSS can guarantee that the case will be solved, Harutunyan said they are sparing no effort to solve the crime.  

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.

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.