Aravabuyr Community Leader and His Friend Assaulted by Police and Hospitalized

On January 25, an extraordinary incident occurred in the Ararat region. Khachatur Grigoryan, a 41-year-old resident of the village of Aravabuyr, contacted the operational management center of the police in Yerevan, stating that a day earlier, he and his friend were assaulted by officers of the Masis police department at the Masis hospital, during which they were handcuffed and Grigoryan sustained a broken leg, reports shamshyan.com.

According to the source, on the same day at 03:00, the police received a call from the Erebuni medical center, reporting that a citizen with "abrasions in the left hip area" had been admitted. An operational group from the Erebuni police department arrived at the hospital, establishing that the citizen was 31-year-old Jivani Manukyan, a resident of the Aravabuyr village in the Ararat region. He reported that he had been assaulted at the Masis police station. Following this, Grigoryan underwent examination with a diagnosis of "after metal osteosynthesis of the left leg bones." He also stated that he had been assaulted at the Masis police station.

Materials are being prepared in the investigative division of the Erebuni police regarding the incident. Forensic examinations have been ordered. The source also mentions that Jivani Manukyan informed the police that he is the leader of the Aravabuyr community in the Ararat region.