Successors of Avetisyan family take part in examinations within Gyumri massacre case

The successors of the Avetisyan family, assassinated in Gyumri, as well as their legal representatives, took part in the ballistic, forensic-chemical and complex examinations appointed within the criminal case.

The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has granted the petition lodged by relatives and their representatives to take part in the examinations, says the official statement of the IC.

According to the IC, the successors and their lawyers could ask questions to experts about the methods of examination, the scope of work and the results obtained. Then, there was a meeting with Vaagn Arutyunyan, the deputy head of the IC, where they discussed the progress of the preliminary investigation. It is planned to continue holding such meetings, said the IC.

"No new information was provided to us," Egor Adamyan, one of the successors, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

In her turn, the lawyer Lusine Saakyan has explained that "the examination is in its final stage; and in the coming days, the expert must present its results."

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.