Shooting in Echmiadzin: Candidate for mayor is hospitalized
ArmInfo. One of the candidates for Echmiadzin's mayor Artur Tumanyan has been hospitalized, his supporter MP Hakob Hakobyan informs. According to him the candidate is in Erebouni medical center.
According to non-official information Tumanyan's condition is
critical and possibly he will not be able to participate in the
elections.
At 11:30pm yesterday the car of the incumbent Echmiadzin Mayor Karen
Grigroyan was shot. Girgoryan is the son of General and MP from
Republican Party Manvel Grigoryan. Karen Girgoryan and his brother
were in the car at the moment of shooting. There are rumors that
candidate for mayor Artur Tumanyan and nephew of previous mayor
Hrachik Abgaryan made the shot. Later Tumanyan and Abgaryan suffered
in a scuffle, both were hospitalized.
To note, this is not the first scandal incident related to elections
of Echmiadzin's mayor. Earlier citizen of Echmiadzin Karen
Khachatryan stated that Grigoryan's supporters kidnapped him and kept
till the deadline for nomination of candidates.
To recall, Echimadzin mayor elections will be held on September 18.
As the website of Armenia's CEC informs current mayor Karen
Grigoryan, official from Echmiadzin municipality Artur Khachatryan
and Artur Tumanyan are the candidates.