Prisoner from South Korea has committed suicide in Armenia's penitentiary, SHAMSHYAN.com reported.

The task force of the Vagharshapat police department lead by the acting head of the department, David Petrosyan, left for the scene.

Police and investigators found out that a 50-year-old South Korean citizen hanged himself. 

According to the results of the examination of the corpse by a forensic doctor, no signs of violence were found on the corpse.