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Grisha Balasanyan

Sons Arrested, Sourik Lavash Owner Says He Might Leave Armenia

Just days after police swooped down on an alleged criminal band of thugs and robbers in Yerevan on September 23, family members of Sourik Hakobyan, the owner of “Sourik Lavash” were also arrested on suspicion of being linked to the gang.

Arrested were Hakobyan’s two sons, Andranik and Artyousha, and the latter’s wife.

In a conversation with Hetq, Sourik Hakobyan denied that they were in any way connected to the criminal gang.

Yesterday, RA Police Chief directly charged your son Artyousha as a criminal…

He’s completely mistaken. My son isn’t a criminal.

If so, what’s the reason to charge him? Why are the police targeting your family?

What can I say? They make a statement and then haul them in. I’m better off keeping quiet.

Have they threatened you?

Again, I can’t say.

You can’t say? Have they intimidated you?

I can’t say.

Have threats been directed at your family members?

Maybe, I don’t know. I’ve hired a lawyer to defend my sons’ innocence. It’s all about our business.

Who exactly wants to take over your business?

Well, there’s no one person saying they want to seize my business.

So why do you assume such a thing?

What else can I think when my sons are being charged with such serious crimes? They arrested the first one, then the second, the third… What do they want? Perhaps they want to discredit me and my business so that they can sell crappy bread.

You had said that Police Chief Sargsyan is your friend. So why does he have it in for you?

I really don’t know. Neither has Alik Sargsyan spoken to me nor have I had the time to talk to him. Right now, I’m only concerned about my sons.

Hours after the criminal gang was busted by the police there were certain names of officials bandied about in the press and that their sons were involved. Why do you think these reports were subsequently denied and only your son, the son of a known figure, was linked to the gang?

Hey, I’m no official. I can’t say. I bake bread and have been doing so for the past 40 years.

Is there a chance you’ll be closing the business after all this?

It’s more likely that I will leave Armenia. What else can I do?

Photo: Gagik Shamshyan

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