YEREVAN. – Regular session of the Executive Body of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will be held on Thursday, the RPA Office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

But it is not yet known whether the matter concerning Syunik Regional Governor Suren Khachatryan will be discussed during the event. Information was circulated in the media that Khachatryan could be dismissed.  

To note, shots were fired nearby Khachatryan’s home, on Sunday at around 12:10am, as a result of which one person was killed and two others sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris city hospital. The person who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The wounded are Budaghyan’s brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan, who is Khachatryan’s relative and bodyguard. A criminal case is launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying, possession, and use of arms and ammunition.

Subsequently, the wounded were transferred to capital city Yerevan. Artak Budaghyan is in stable but very critical condition while the other is in stable but critical condition.

Two are arrested so far in connection with this incident. One of them is the Syunik Regional Governor’s son, Tigran Khachatryan, 19, and the other is the governor’s bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan.