National Security Service: Vardan Sedrakyan is accused of ordering Paruyr Hayrikian's murder

Armenia’s National Security Service has charged one of the ex-presidential candidates Vardan Sedrakyan with plotting an attempted assassination of Chairman of the National Self-Determination Union and ex-presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan.

In accordance with the March 5 decision of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts, former presidential candidate, specialist on epos Vardan Sedrakyan was subjected to two months detention.

The National Security Service introduced the petition. A group of people had launched some checking in former candidate's office, located in "Mitk" analytical centre on March 5. Later he was taken to the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts and the decision about detention followed then.

Vardan Sedrakyan is accused of ordering Paruyr Hayrikian's murder.

Preliminary investigation continues. Additional information on the course of the investigation will be provided.