Armenia's investigative committee unveils new information about Georgy Kutoyan's death
20.01.2020,
09:45
Armenia’s Investigative Committee unveiled new information about Georgy Kutoyan, former director of the National Security Service (NSS), who was found shot to death in his Yerevan apartment last Friday.
YEREVAN, January 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Investigative Committee unveiled new information about Georgy Kutoyan, former director of the National Security Service (NSS), who was found shot to death in his Yerevan apartment last Friday.
According to a spokeswoman for the Investigative Committee, Naira Harutyunyan, Kutoyan’s body with a gunshot was discovered by his.
Artur Melikyan, a high-ranking Investigative Committee official, said Kutoyan, 38, was killed by a gunshot fired at his head. He said investigators also found about 40 bullets in the apartment. More precisely, 35 shells and 6 bullets were found in the living room on a small table opposite the sofa, on which Kutoyan’s body was found. Seven more shells and one bullet were found on the floor in the living room. On the floor of the kitchen, located next to the living room. 3 more bullets were found. In the living room, near Kutoyan’s right foot a Glock pistol was found on the floor.
On the wall in front of the sofa in the living room which separates the living room and the kitchen, 41 holes were found, including through holes.
On December 9, 2019, Kutoyan, after returning to Armenia from abroad, lived in his father’s house, but from time to time he visited his apartment on Paruyr Sevak Street. The Investigative Committee said it had evidence that at the end of December 2019, Kutoyan visited alone the apartment, where, after drinking alcohol, he fired 35 random shots from the legally owned Glock 34 pistol into the wall between the living room and the kitchen.
Later, at the request of Kutoyan, his wife collected the shells and the bullets and laid them on the table in the living room in front of the sofa.
Investigators found out that on January 16, 2020, at about 15:20 he ordered a taxi from his father’s house on Arshakunyats Avenue, and went to his apartment on Paruyr Sevak Street, having informed his family in advance of his intention to stay there for two or three days.
On January 17, 2020, Kutoyan's relatives, unable to contact him by phone, went to this apartment, where his wife found his body on the sofa.
Investigators conducted a string of interrogations, including the taxi driver, who was also questioned. A number of examinations have been appointed to clarify some significant circumstances.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan said the investigators have collected enough evidence testifying that Kutoyan committed a suicide.
"In order to avoid unnecessary speculation, I reaffirm that enough evidence has been received indicating suicide, but all versions will be investigated at the proper level," Davtyan said.
Kutoyan had worked as an assistant to former president Serzh Sargsyan from 2011 until his appointment as director of the NSS in February 2016. He was dismissed by newly elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in May 2018 immediately after the “Velvet Revolution” that made Serzh Sargsyan step down. -0-
According to a spokeswoman for the Investigative Committee, Naira Harutyunyan, Kutoyan’s body with a gunshot was discovered by his.
Artur Melikyan, a high-ranking Investigative Committee official, said Kutoyan, 38, was killed by a gunshot fired at his head. He said investigators also found about 40 bullets in the apartment. More precisely, 35 shells and 6 bullets were found in the living room on a small table opposite the sofa, on which Kutoyan’s body was found. Seven more shells and one bullet were found on the floor in the living room. On the floor of the kitchen, located next to the living room. 3 more bullets were found. In the living room, near Kutoyan’s right foot a Glock pistol was found on the floor.
On the wall in front of the sofa in the living room which separates the living room and the kitchen, 41 holes were found, including through holes.
On December 9, 2019, Kutoyan, after returning to Armenia from abroad, lived in his father’s house, but from time to time he visited his apartment on Paruyr Sevak Street. The Investigative Committee said it had evidence that at the end of December 2019, Kutoyan visited alone the apartment, where, after drinking alcohol, he fired 35 random shots from the legally owned Glock 34 pistol into the wall between the living room and the kitchen.
Later, at the request of Kutoyan, his wife collected the shells and the bullets and laid them on the table in the living room in front of the sofa.
Investigators found out that on January 16, 2020, at about 15:20 he ordered a taxi from his father’s house on Arshakunyats Avenue, and went to his apartment on Paruyr Sevak Street, having informed his family in advance of his intention to stay there for two or three days.
On January 17, 2020, Kutoyan's relatives, unable to contact him by phone, went to this apartment, where his wife found his body on the sofa.
Investigators conducted a string of interrogations, including the taxi driver, who was also questioned. A number of examinations have been appointed to clarify some significant circumstances.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan said the investigators have collected enough evidence testifying that Kutoyan committed a suicide.
"In order to avoid unnecessary speculation, I reaffirm that enough evidence has been received indicating suicide, but all versions will be investigated at the proper level," Davtyan said.
Kutoyan had worked as an assistant to former president Serzh Sargsyan from 2011 until his appointment as director of the NSS in February 2016. He was dismissed by newly elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in May 2018 immediately after the “Velvet Revolution” that made Serzh Sargsyan step down. -0-
