Based on the report filed by advocate Tigran Atanesyan regarding the swear words used and threats to murder and cause bodily injuries to him and his family members, the Kanaker-Zeytun Investigative Division of the Yerevan Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia today accepted the criminal case under articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia (threat to murder, cause grave harm to health or eliminate property) for proceedings.

Investigative operations and operational intelligence measures are being undertaken to establish all the circumstances, the circle of persons who participated in the incident and their identities, to individualize their actions and give a criminal-legal evaluation of them. Preliminary investigation continues.

Notice: A person suspected or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty as prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia, by a court judgement having entered into legal force.