YEREVAN. – The video recording of the gory incident, which occurred in the yard of the home of the governor Armenia’s Syunik Region, is at the disposal of the investigating body.

Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan told the aforesaid to news reporters.   

“Subsequently, we will inform the public and provide an opportunity to watch excerpts [from the recording]. And once the investigation is completed, the public will have an opportunity, during the trial, to watch the full video recording and make assessments,” Kostanyan said, and added:   

“I can definitely say that Syunik Regional Governor Surik [i.e., Suren] Khachatryan was not at the scene of the incident, and he did not take part in the exchange of fire.”      

Also, Gevorg Kostanyan guaranteed that the respective criminal case will ensure an impartial, a full, and a complete investigation.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, shots were fired nearby Syunik Regional Governor Suren Khachatryan’s home in Goris city, on June 2 at around 12:10am, as a result of which one person was killed and two others sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris hospital. The person who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The wounded are Budaghyan’s brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan, a relative and bodyguard of Khachatryan. Subsequently, the wounded were transferred to capital city Yerevan.

A criminal case is launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying, possession, and use of arms and ammunition, and the Military Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the investigation.

Two people are arrested 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.   

Pursuant to his petition, Suren Khachatryan on Thursday was relieved of his duties as Governor of Syunik Region.