Harutyunyan began construction on a summer house in the town of Shamlugh in Lori Province. In 2010, the Shamlugh Town Council allocated the 2,000 square meters of land on which he's building his elaborate house to Davit Aghababyan. 

"Artur Harutyunyan purchased the 2,000 square meters of land with the unfinished building from Davit Aghababyan in 2013," explained Shamlugh town mayor Lendrush Bezhanyan. 

Harutyunyan asked Hetq not to publish the story about half an hour after Hetq staff took photographs of the house last week.

Some wonder how the police colonel is able to afford an elaborate home on a modest salary, while others speculate that perhaps crimes are not being solved in Alaverdi because Harutyunyan is too busy building his summer home.