Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan issued a statement.
"The Armenian community was shocked yesterday's news about the barbaric murder of the mayor of Merdzavan. This is the evidence of the permissiveness of the weakest, justice, lack of justice and justice, and the works of deadly gangs. In fact, the country's law enforcement system is engaged in repressions, pressures against dissidents, instead of preventing them.
I strongly condemn the murder of the mayor of Merdzan Volowurya Grigoryan, reminding that the assassination attempt on April 2, 2007, was not yet revealed by my 4 friends, and Deputy Mayor Gagik Manukyan was seriously injured. Unfortunately, this crime was born with political order.
The people who have been elected by the people, their trust and love have become threats of living targets, and the highest leadership threats, state policy.
I express my condolences to the relatives of the mayor of Merdzavan Volodya Grigoryan and the residents of Merdzavan. "
