The special forces of the Criminal Police have detained former Gyumri mayor and current mayoral candidate Vardan Ghukasyan, along with his bodyguard. Ghukasyan himself reported the incident on social media.
According to his statement, his lawyer was prevented from entering the regional police department. “The door of the regional department building has once again been unlawfully closed in front of Vardan Ghukasyan’s lawyer,” he wrote.
The detention comes just weeks ahead of the extraordinary city council elections in Gyumri, scheduled for March 30.
The special forces of the Criminal Police have detained former Gyumri mayor and current mayoral candidate Vardan Ghukasyan, along with his bodyguard. Ghukasyan himself reported the incident on social media.
According to his statement, his lawyer was prevented from entering the regional police department. “The door of the regional department building has once again been unlawfully closed in front of Vardan Ghukasyan’s lawyer,” he wrote.
The detention comes just weeks ahead of the extraordinary city council elections in Gyumri, scheduled for March 30.
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