A prisoner has committed suicide in a penitentiary in Armenia.

On November 16, at about 10:50pm, the dead body of inmate Sargis Abelyan (born in 1998) was found at Armavir Penitentiary, hanged from the fastening of a sportswear, from the 2nd floor bed. The Public Relations Department of the Penitentiary Service informed this to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

A criminal case was opened to find out the circumstances of this incident.