YEREVAN. - Prisoner Mkhitar Vardanyan committed a suicide, hanging himself at Erebuni penitentiary in Armenia on May 22.

Vardanyan was sentenced to 8-years imprisonment under Art. 175, Part 2, Criminal Code of Armenia.

The victim had left a suicide note, saying no one is to blame for his death, Arsen Babayan, head of PR department of the penitentiary said. He stressed a criminal case has opened to verify possible incitement to suicide.

An investigation is underway.