Nagorno-Karabakh parliament condemns attack against colleague
07.06.2016,
11:27
In a statement issued on Monday, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) National Assembly condemned a violent attack against a colleague Hayk Khanumyan, the press service of Nagorno-Karabakh parliament said.
STEPANAKERT, June 7. /ARKA/. In a statement issued on Monday, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) National Assembly condemned a violent attack against a colleague Hayk Khanumyan, the press service of Nagorno-Karabakh parliament said.
According to media reports, Hayk Khanumyan, the head of the oppositional party called National Revival, was attacked after he left the parliament building in Karabakh capital Stepanakert by several men wearing military uniforms, who forced him into their car and drove him away. Later he was found on a Stepanakert street. Now he is recovering at a Stepanakert hospital.
"What happened is an unacceptable offense against a lawmaker and a serious blow to democratic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. We condemn the incident and believe that the police will take all the measures to solve this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the statement says.
According to news reports, Khanumyan was beaten up for supporting Samvel Babayan, Nagorno-Karabakh's former defense minister, who was welcomed by hundreds of people in Stepanakert on Sunday.
Khanumyan announced that he and his associates would haunch a campaign for Babayan's re-appointment as commander of the Karabakh Defense Army. -0-
According to media reports, Hayk Khanumyan, the head of the oppositional party called National Revival, was attacked after he left the parliament building in Karabakh capital Stepanakert by several men wearing military uniforms, who forced him into their car and drove him away. Later he was found on a Stepanakert street. Now he is recovering at a Stepanakert hospital.
"What happened is an unacceptable offense against a lawmaker and a serious blow to democratic principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. We condemn the incident and believe that the police will take all the measures to solve this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the statement says.
According to news reports, Khanumyan was beaten up for supporting Samvel Babayan, Nagorno-Karabakh's former defense minister, who was welcomed by hundreds of people in Stepanakert on Sunday.
Khanumyan announced that he and his associates would haunch a campaign for Babayan's re-appointment as commander of the Karabakh Defense Army. -0-
