Early this morning, the Human Rights Defender phoned and talked to candidate of the Shirinyan-Babajanyan Democrats’ Bloc for Prime Minister Arman Babajanyan right after receiving reports on the gunshot fired at the windshield of his Land Cruiser Prado. This is what the Office of the Human Rights Defender reported, adding the following:

“Babajanyan informed that the law-enforcement authorities, which are conducting an investigation, have visited him and performed the relevant actions.

During his phone talk with the Human Rights Defender, Babajanyan stated that he doesn’t rule out the fact that today’s incident is linked to the emphases that he made in the remarks that he gave at the concluding campaign meeting of the Shirinyan-Babajanyan Democrats’ Bloc on June 18.

The Human Rights Defender says the gunshot fired at Babajanyan’s bloc is very troubling, especially on the day of the vote.

Law-enforcement authorities need to take all the necessary measures to ensure speedy investigation and reveal the case. The Human Rights Defender stated that the Investigative Committee has already launched a criminal case, designated forensic-ballistic and forensic-traceological expert examinations and carried out other procedural actions.

The Office of the Human Rights Defender will forward to law-enforcement authorities a letter regarding the issue, and the issue will be in the focus of the Human Rights Defender.”