International Media Coverage of Georgi Kutoyan's Death

The news of former NSS head Georgi Kutoyan's death is the main topic for foreign media outlets.

According to armdaily.am, several regional media have reported on this incident, albeit presenting the news in different ways.

The Azerbaijani portal Haqqin.az published three articles on this topic yesterday. The first is a developing report primarily based on data from the Investigative Committee of Armenia regarding the incident. The second article includes former President Serzh Sargsyan's condolence message. The third piece features an interview from the news outlet Sputnik-Armenia discussing the hypothesis of potential murder.

The RBК television channel's website and Газета.Ru, referencing the news agency Novosti — Armenia and the newspaper Hraparak, reported on the Investigative Committee's data and the suicide hypothesis.

These articles also include Kutoyan's biography, highlighting his previous roles in the prosecutor's office, as the Human Rights Defender, and under Serzh Sargsyan's administration. Газета.Ru even addressed the Velvet Revolution that resulted in Kutoyan's dismissal from his position.

The Interfax portal presented the Investigative Committee's hypotheses regarding the murder, which was also reported by newsru.com.

The case was manipulated with a sensational headline by the Царьград television channel: “Strange regularity — already the second corpse.” The remains of the former head of professional services were discovered in Yerevan. The article includes statements from the Investigative Committee, with the headline taken from an interview with political technologist Armen Badalyan, who expressed his opinion on the incident.

Georgia Today presented official information, outlining Kutoyan's biography during Serzh Sargsyan's administration. The portal emphasized the events during Kutoyan's leadership, particularly the seizure of the police headquarters by the Sasna Tsrer party.

The article's author, Karen Tovmasyan, linked Kutoyan's death to the deaths of former police chief Hayk Harutyunyan and former Yerevan police chief Ashot Karapetyan in September 2019.

The international press presents the former NSS chief's murder in various ways, but primarily focuses on the information provided by the Investigative Committee, the hypotheses surrounding his death, and links to the passings of former security personnel in Armenia.