Heritage condemns Harsnakar beating and calls for punishment
The funeral of military doctor Vahe Avetyan, who died after being brutally beaten at the Harsnakar restaurant, was held in Yerevan today.
"The tragic death of 33-year-old Vahe Avetyan shocked the public, awakening grave memories about atrocities and people who fell victim to this atmosphere of impunity. We have witnessed similar tragedies many times," Heritage party said in a statement.
The party conveys its deepest condolences to the family, relatives, and colleagues of Vahe Avetyan and condemns the brutal beating, the participants in the brawl and the sinful indifference of the restaurant administration.
Heritage expects that the assurances of law enforcement agencies to disclose the crime and strictly punish those guilty of Avetyan's death will come true.
"We believe that Ruben Hayrapetyan, owner of the restaurant complex, MP from the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), bears the greatest responsibility for the tragedy. We want to believe that he was sincere while condemning the crime and seriously contemplates over his moral duty to refuse his deputy mandate," reads the statement.
The party says the reason for the tragedy is the atmosphere of permissiveness and impunity and demands that the country's president say his word concerning the incident.
