A while ago, Judge Hrachik Sargsyan of the general jurisdiction court of Armavir Province rendered a decision to allow Artur Asatryan, who is known as Don Pipo, to be out of the country for medical treatment for a month. Asatryan’s attorney Gegham Hakobyan filed a motion during the trial today. According to Hakobyan, his client has health problems and needs to leave the country for medical treatment. Before the motion was filed, the judge specified the biographical information of the defendant, and Asatryan declared that he has secondary education, has served in the Soviet army, has two children and works in the Russian Federation.

According to the accusatory conclusion, on May 20, 2017, Artur Asatryan, acting in conspiracy with a group of persons and through the use of objects used as weapons, organized and directed the kidnapping of three persons (Vazgen Ghazakhetsyan, Artak Ayvazyan and Arkady Kochinyan), and this was accompanied by the use of violence dangerous to the health of Avyazyan and Kochinyan. The court is currently examining the case regarding the mentioned persons, who are charged with committing actions aimed at preparing the murder of Artur Asatryan, Gevorg Melikyan (nicknamed Oshakantsi Gevorik) and Andranik Soghoyan (nicknamed “Zap”) under the order from Zohrab Ghumashyan.

Artur Asatryan is charged with kidnapping of three persons, acting in conspiracy with a group of persons, using violence dangerous to health and through use of weapons or objects that are used as weapons.