Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on violence used against Harutyun and Mushegh Zaqaryan brothers was completed in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee. On the base of the evidence obtained through investigation charge was pressed against 6 persons.

Through preliminary investigation it was grounded that Zaqaryan brothers had been inflicted bodily damages during the row that took place at the area called “Sdghi Gyol” in Goris.

It was found that on May 2, 2015 at about 15:00 in Ankakhutyun Str. of Goris there was a road accident; two cars crashed in the result of which the side mirror of the car driven by M. Zaqaryan was damaged. In order to make clarifications on this issue, having reached a prior agreement, on the same day at about 17:00 the participants of the incident met at the area called “Sdghi Gyol” in Goris. During the row that erupted between them violence was used against Mushegh and Harutyun Zaqaryan brothers by a group of persons.

During the row M. Zaqaryan was hit by a group of persons who had a joint intention to batter him. As a result, M. Zaqaryan was inflicted medium gravity damage. According to the obtained evidence Yu. Manucharyan hit different parts of M. Zaqaryan’s body, face with hands and feet, he also hit the latter’s head with a muffler of the car. Sh. Davtyan, D. Hakobyan, S., E. and M. Khachatryans had their direct participation in the violence used against him. They also hit him with hands and feet and M. Khachatryan hit M. Zaqaryan’s head with a bludgeon.

Particularly, Sh. Davtyan, D. Hakobyan and M. Khachatryan hit his face and different parts of his body with hands and feet, M. Khachatryan also hit M. Zaqaryan’s head with a bludgeon. Seyran and Eyner Khachatryans hit different parts of Mushegh Zaqaryan’s body with hands and feet.

Besides, according to investigation data, during the mentioned brawl Y. Manucharyan hit H. Zaqaryan’s face twice with a foot. The first blow was struck to Harutyun Zaqaryan’s frontal right part, the second one was struck to the right eye which caused loss of vision. As a result, medium gravity damage was inflicted to Mushegh Zaqaryan’s health, and heavy damage was inflicted to Harutyun Zaqaryan’s health.

On the base of the evidence obtained during pretrial proceeding Yuri Manucharyan was charged according to the Part 1 of the Article 112 and the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 113 of RA Criminal Code.

Derenik Hakobyan, Shahum Davtyan, Mayis, Eyner and Seyran Khachatryans were charged according to the Point 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 113 of RA Criminal Code.

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 criminal case was sent to court.

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