“The main hypothesis being investigated is what drove him to commit suicide. I believe that, in order for the case to be solved in its entirety, the members of Kutoyan’s family need to be involved the most. I believe that they need to fully cooperate with the pre-investigative body so that the truth can be fully disclosed. I guarantee that the government will make use of its levers to ensure that this and other cases will be solved in all of their details,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said regarding the death of former National Security Service Director Georgi Kutoyan during a questions and answers session between the government and parliament.
The Prime Minister also called attention to the fact that the former authorities have caused a commotion over the fact that the government did not respond adequately to the death of Kutoyan. “The Prime Minister’s honorary NSS guards were present at Georgi Kutoyan’s viewing and funeral, as were the acting director of the NSS, other members of the NSS leadership, and the NSS secretary.”
Pashinyan then posed a question. “What else was the government supposed to do? In response to journalists’ questions, I expressed my condolences to his family. Why wasn’t anyone asking questions when Hayk Harutyunyan died? Why are they being treated differently? The former authorities were the ones who governed during a controversial time period, but we did everything that we were supposed to. I even consider these discussions to be meaningless.”
Luiza Sukiasyan
