Sputnik. During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, public criminal prosecution has been initiated against Argam Abrahamyan under the 11th point of the 2nd part of Article 46-155 of the Criminal Code (incitement to commit murder for hire).
The son of the former President of the National Assembly, Hovik Abrahamyan, former head of the Artashat community, and former member of the National Assembly, Argam Abrahamyan, is accused of ordering a murder. He has been arrested. This was announced by the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
According to the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, factual data have been obtained indicating that the murder of S.V., which occurred on April 30, 2023, near the entrance of one of the buildings on Myasnikyan Avenue in Yerevan, was ordered by the former head of the Artashat community, former member of the National Assembly A.A.
"It has been established that A.A., suspecting his wife, E.T. (the daughter of Gagik Tsarukyan, Emma Tsarukyan), of having personal relations with S.V., a member of the religious organization 'Christian Evangelical Faith' and a spiritual pastor, as well as giving him large sums of money, aimed to take S.V.'s life out of a motive of revenge, but decided to carry out his criminal intent not personally, but through a loyal person financially and personally dependent on him, his security employee G.H.," the statement reads.
The Investigative Committee notes that accepting the assignment given by Abrahamyan as an order, G.H. killed S.V. using a firearm in front of the residential building located at 2 Myasnikyan Street in Yerevan on April 30, 2023.
During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, based on the investigator's motion, public criminal prosecution has been initiated against Abrahamyan by the decision of the supervising prosecutor under the 11th point of the 2nd part of Article 46-155 of the Criminal Code (incitement to commit murder for hire).
"On August 8, 2026, based on the investigator's decision, A.A. was arrested by the employees of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia with the aim of presenting him to the court for the application of detention as a measure of restraint," the statement reads.
Let us remind you that public criminal prosecution was initiated against G.H. for unlawfully depriving S.V. of life under the 1st part of Article 155 of the Criminal Code (murder) and the 1st part of Article 335 (illegal circulation of firearms). In April 2024, the criminal case was sent to court with an accusatory conclusion.
The preliminary investigation continues, and urgent investigative and procedural actions are being carried out to clarify all circumstances of the case.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
