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Tigran Khachatryan – the son of Suren Khachatruan, the governor of Armenia’s Syunik province – has been detained during the investigation into the incident that took place in Sdkhi Gyol area.

The press service of Armenia’s Investigative Committee reported earlier that all necessary steps were being taken to conduct a comprehensive and objective investigation into violence against brothers Harutyun and Mushegh Zakaryans.

Tigran Khachatryan is suspected of committing a crime under Article 112 part 1 of Armenia’s Criminal Code – intentional infliction of corpora damage or other grave damage to health.

Based on the evidence collected by investigators, six people, including the governor’s brother and son were involved in the case as accused persons.

Pastinfo news agency reported earlier citing Armenia’s Investigative Committee that around 9:35 pm on May 2, 2015 the local police station received a call from the Goris city medical center, saying that Harutyun Zakaryan was taken to hospital with an eye injury. His brother, Mushegh Zakaryan, was also injured in the incident. Police learned that around 4:00 pm on the same day Zakaryan argued with T. Khachatryan (Tigran Khachatryan - the son of Syunik regional governor Suren Khachatryan). The quarrel continued in an area better known as ‘Sdkhi Gyol’ where several other men entered into the argument, which turned into a scuffle. H. Zakaryan was injured in the scuffle (he lost his eyesight). On May 4 the prosecutor’s office of Syunik province opened a criminal case under Article 258 part 3 – hooliganism committed by a group of people.