Criminal case initiated for attempt to abduct Armenian PM’s son

YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. The petition of Ashot Pashinyan, the son of the Prime Minister of Armenia, was submitted to the Investigative Committee of the Republic of ArmeniaA, ARMENPRESS reports, Gor Abrahamyan, press secretary of the Investigative Committee, wrote on his Facebook page.

On the basis of the petition, a criminal proceeding was initiated in the department of investigation of serious crimes of the Yerevan City Police Department under the features of Article 191, Part 2, Clause 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

Urgent investigative actions are being carried out to find out the circumstances.

Later, Investigative Committee will make a statement.

Earlier, the Police received a report about the attempt to kidnap Ashot Pashinyan, the son of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.