YEREVAN. – Armenian government on Thursday decided to appoint infamous ex-governor of Syunik Region Surik Khachatryan to his former position.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, shots were fired nearby Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan’s home in Goris city, on June 2 at around 12:10am.

As a result, one person was killed and two others sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris hospital. The person who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The wounded were Budaghyan’s brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan, a relative and bodyguard of Khachatryan. Subsequently, the wounded were transferred to capital city Yerevan.

A criminal case was launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying, possession, and use of arms and ammunition.

Two people were arrested in connection with this incident. One of them was the Syunik regional governor’s son, Tigran Khachatryan, 19, and the other governor’s bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan.  

Pursuant to his petition, Suren Khachatryan was relieved of his duties as Governor of Syunik Region.