One man was arrested in Gyumri on Tuesday in a criminal investigation into a shootout allegedly provoked by the notoriously unruly son of Vartan Ghukasian, the outgoing mayor of Armenia's second largest city.
News reports said that a group of men led by Spartak Ghukasian attacked on Friday activists working for Samvel Balasanian, a government-backed businessman tipped to become Gyumri's next mayor in an election slated for September 7. The violent incident reportedly involving gunfire took place shortly after Balasanian met voters in a local neighborhood.
Police and state prosecutors confirmed the shootout but declined to specify who was involved in it and whether it had any connection the upcoming election. A statement issued by the regional prosecutor's office said only that a criminal case has bee opened under articles of the Armenian Criminal Code dealing with hooliganism and illegal arms possession.
Armenian News
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