A man by the name of Ashot, who had intruded into the Armenia National Assembly (NA) area and attempted to commit suicide, told the aforesaid to reporters.
In his words, being in a desperate financial situation, he had decided to kill himself at the NA entrance so that senior officials may provide assistance to his family, and his two children in children’s home.
According to Ashot, his only source of living is selling small religious icons.
“Had they not helped me here [at the NA entrance], given [me] money, I would have killed myself,” Ashot said adding, however, that he did not know who had sent him the money.
The NA security officers did not tell reporters how much money they had given to Ashot so he would leave.
As reported earlier, a middle-aged man holding a knife entered the NA entrance, raised his shirt, and threatened to stab himself. He demanded to see the President. “I have written petitions a thousand times, asked for money for food, but no one responds to my plea. So, I will stab myself,” the man stated.
