Chief of Armenian Police, Lieutenant-General Alik Sargsyan signed a decree removing Armen Israelyan from the post of chief of Avan police department.  Under another decree, Israelyan was appointed chief of Ashtarak police department.

According to Sargsyan’s another decree, the Head of Department of Criminal Investigations of Ararat police department Ashot Shamiryan was appointed chief of Avan police department, photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.