Law-enforcement authorities in Armenia launched a hunt for the son of Gyumri's outgoing Mayor Vartan Ghukasian on Wednesday after confirming his reported involvement in an election-related brawl accompanied by gunfire.
A spokeswoman for the Office of the Prosecutor-General said Spartak Ghukasian has been charged with hooliganism and illegal arms possession and will be arrested if tracked down by the Armenian police. Sona Truzian told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) that his whereabouts have not been known since the violent incident reported on Friday.
In a written statement, the police said Spartak Ghukasian led one of two groups of men that "beat up each other" and "fired gunshots" in the country's second largest city. Police investigators found one bullet and two cartridge cases at the scene of the clash, the statement said.
Armenian News
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