On July 20, 2016 materials on bodily damages caused to different police officers were received in Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.
Through examination of the prepared materials it was found that on July 19, 2016 at about 20:00 at the junction of Glinka and Vormnadirner Streets adjacent to M. Khorenatsi Street of Yerevan a group of persons used violence against police officers performing their official duties by throwing stones and other rigid items towards them. As a result of violence 6 police officers with different bodily injuries were hospitalized.
Taking into account that the materials comprise apparent crime features stipulated by Part 2 of the Article 316 of the RA Criminal Code that is violence dangerous for health against a representative of authorities concerned with performance of his official duties, a criminal case was initiated in Yerevan Investigative Department. An investigatory-operative group was formed.
6 police officers were found as injured party and interrogated. During preliminary investigation of the criminal case the videos on the incident available on the internet were downloaded and examined, the relevant subdivisions of the police were tasked to take measures in order to identify the persons captured in the video who had inflicted bodily injuries to police officers, as well as to find and bring them to the investigative body.
Urgent investigatory actions are conducted to provide the comprehensive, objective and complete investigation of circumstances of the case.
Note. Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to the law stipulated by RA Criminal Procedure Code with the final verdict of the court.
