Truck owner gave testimony against armed group
Khachatur Gichyan, whose truck was used by the Sasna Dzrer armed group during the takeover of a police building in yerevan’s Erebuni district, has given testimony claiming that members of the Sasna Dzrer group threatened him to take revenge on his family members if he refused to give his truck Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said in a statement on July 25. Talking to A1+ Company, Gichyan’s lawyer Tigran Sargsyan, first said his client’s testimony should be kept confidential. In reply to our observation that the NSS had already made his testimony public, the lawyer confirmed that the words belonged to Gichyan. Asked what charges would be leveled against his client, Tigran Sargsyan said, “If he was forced to give the truck under threats, it means he has not assisted the group. But let us wait till investigation is over.” Khachatur Gichyan was detained on July 20. According to the indictment, Gichyan gave his truck to the armed group on the day of the attack. On July 17, the Sasna Dzrer armed group entered the area of the seized police HQ in Yerevan’s Erebuni district in a truck. The group demands the release of its jailed leader Jirayr Sefilyan and resignation of Serzh Sargsyan.
