Preliminary investigation of the proceeding on incitement to murder which was separated from the criminal case initiated on Sedrak Zatikyan’s murder was completed in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee.

Through preliminary investigation evidence were obtained on the allegation that in June, 2006 the citizen N. Khachatryan was involved in incitement of Sedrak Zatikyan’s murder.  The latter, having reached prior agreement with S. Hakobyan, in order to take revenge for the argument they had had before, by motivating A. Arushanyan materially, incited – ordered him to kill Sedrak Zatikyan.

A. Arushanyan, accepting the order to kill Sedrak Zatikyan for money, on June 22, 2006 at about 14:45 with the help of A. Hovhannisyan and L. Ghevondyan with the intend to murder in a way dangerous for many people’s life fired shots towards “Mercedes Benz G-55” with “10 SS 045” plate number driven by Sedrak Zatikyan at the crossroad of Sebastia and Tichina Streets, Yerevan with a rifle of “AKA” model which had been procured illegally in 1992.

As a result, the driver of the car Sedrak Zatikyan and an occasional passer-by Karine Sargsyan died at the site. After committing murder A. Arushanyan received a part of the promised money from N. Khahatryan and S. Hakobyan through the latter’s friend in the district Jrvezh of Yerevan. He did not get the rest of the money because of disagreement they had later.

The decision on involving N. Khachatryan as a defendant was made on July 9, 2007 and on the same day search was declared against him. The latter was found after 8 years – in May, 2015.

On the base of the evidence obtained during pretrial proceeding N. Khachatryan was charged according to the Point 8 of the Part 2 of the Article 38-104 of RA Criminal Code. Detention was chosen as a pretrial measure against him.

The criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the legality of preliminary investigation. The bill of indictment was confirmed and the case was sent to the Court of First Instance of Malatia-Sebastia administrative districts of Yerevan.

Let us mention that the criminal cases on the other 4 defendants had been sent to court earlier and they were found guilty.

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