YEREVAN. – The manifestations of vandalism should have no place in our society. Vladimir Karapetyan, Spokesman of the Prime Minister of Armenia, said this in a conversation with Armenpress, referring to the case of splashing paint on Alexander Griboyedov's statue in Yerevan.

"We condemn what happened," Karapetyan stressed. “Such manifestations of vandalism should not have a place in our society. The police are conducting an investigation, and the public will soon be informed about the results.”

As Armenian News-NEWS.am had earlier reported, Shahen Harutyunyan, the son of the leader of Tseghakron Party Shant Harutyunyan, posted on his Facebook page a photo showing a part of the statue of Russian writer Alexander Griboyedov painted in red.