New Details on the Death of Former Police Chief

The Investigative Committee of Armenia is conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Hayk Harutyunyan in the Kotayk region.

According to preliminary data, a call was received on September 23, 2019, at 23:59, reporting a body in one of the villas in Bjni. An operational-investigative group was dispatched to the scene, where the body of Hayk Harutyunyan was found with a gunshot wound to the head.

A criminal case has been opened under part 1 of Article 110 of the Criminal Code. The scene was examined, and traces resembling blood were discovered. A firearm and a bullet were also found.
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It is worth noting that months ago, Hayk Harutyunyan was interrogated in connection with the March 1 case. This information was confirmed by Hayk Alumyanyan, one of Robert Kocharyan's defense lawyers.

Hayk Harutyunyan served as the Chief of Police of Armenia from 2003 to 2008 and was dismissed from the position in May 2008. Media reports circulated in 2008 that he had submitted his resignation to Kocharyan before March 1, but the latter did not sign it. According to these reports, Harutyunyan requested that the order for using force be provided in writing, but it was not done. However, the defense claims that Robert Kocharyan learned about the 'necessity' of using force from law enforcement only in the morning while at his workplace.