Emergency at Bagratashen checkpoint: fight and stabbing between citizens and inspectors

According to MediaHub , an emergency incident occurred at the Bagratashen checkpoint two days ago. A group of citizens got into an argument with customs officers over a disagreement over the inspection of a vehicle, which led to a fight.

We were told that there was also a stabbing between the parties, there are injured people who were taken to the hospital. The police arrived, after which a criminal investigation was initiated in connection with the incident at the Investigative Committee.

Kima Avdalyan, spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, confirmed our information in an interview with MediaHub , noting: “The incident occurred on January 25, criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 1 of Article 166 of the Criminal Code - causing serious harm to health, Part 1 of Article 167 - causing moderate harm to health, Part 3 of Article 297 - hooliganism, Part 3 of Article 452 - interfering with the lawful official or political activities of an official. There is one arrested, three victims, criminal prosecution has been initiated against one person.”

The Investigative Committee did not provide any other details.

By the way, it is noteworthy that two days have passed since this incident, and there has been no message, no publication regarding this. We were told that some interested parties want to keep the incident secret so that no one knows about it and it does not receive publicity. It is not clear why.