Son of suspended Gyumri community head arrested in Armenia

Spartak Gukasyan, the son of Vardan Gukasyan—the suspended head of the Gyumri community—has been arrested, according to Armenia’s Investigative Committee.

A public criminal case has been opened as part of an ongoing preliminary investigation, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

The charges fall under paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Article 297 of the Armenian Criminal Code, which pertains to hooliganism committed by a group of individuals using information or communication technologies.

Kima Avdalyan, spokesperson for the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, said that Gukasyan had been taken into custody.

By Sabina Mammadli