YEREVAN. – Health of Edik Grigoryan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment over the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting, has deteriorated.

A representative of Justice Ministry dismissed rumors saying Grigoryan was found unconscious by his cellmates.

At the moment Grigoryan is undergoing medical examination at Nuabrashen penitentiary, the Ministry representative told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Thirteen years ago, on Oct. 27, 1999, five members of terrorist group led by Nairi Hunanian and armed with automatic guns, entered the Armenian parliament and killed during parliament session the Speaker Karen Demirchyan, prime minister Vazgen Sargsyan and 6 other high ranking officials.

The trial over them took 3 years, as a result of which the five terrorists, including Grigoryan, were convicted to live sentence. During the trial, the organizers of the attack were not discovered.