In the framework of the criminal case investigated in the Fourth Garrison Investigative Unit of General Military Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee the person who had attacked Lieutenant colonel of Military commissariat of Arabkir M. Mirzoyan was identified, a number of circumstances were found.

According to preliminary investigation data on October 12, 2015 at about 03:00 the person having committed the apparent crime illegally entered the military commissariat of Arabkir through the window of the building, entered the duty-room and with the purpose of capturing someone’s property, with a knife used as a weapon attacked Lieutenant colonel on duty M. Mirzoyan and threatening to use violence demanded the money in the metal safe.

Due to ability to make a right decision under the circumstances, Lieutenant colonel managed to inform about the attack through direct connection in the result of which the person having committed the apparent crime stopped his activity and escaped.

On October 12, 2015 a criminal case was initiated in the Fourth Garrison Investigative Unit of General Military Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee according to the Points 3 and 4 of the Part 2 of the Article 175 of RA Criminal Code.

In the framework of the criminal case working hypotheses were worked out and investigatory actions of great volume were conducted to verify them. As a result, the person having committed the apparent crime was identified; he was a serviceman of unit N. On January 27, 2016 the latter was presented for identification.

Through investigation it was grounded that the mentioned serviceman had committed the mentioned apparent crime with his friend who was a reserve captain.

On the base of the obtained evidence charge was pressed against D. Petrosyan and A. Aghasaryan according to the Points 1, 3 and 4 of the Part 2 of the Article 175 of RA Criminal Code.

The investigator submitted a motion to the Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Qanaqer-Zeytun administrative districts to use detention as a pretrial measure against the defendants, the motion was sufficed.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.