Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) says it has filed criminal charges against two members of Yerevan’s Criminal Police Investigative Division for breach of police procedure and assaulting a suspect they had arrested.

The two police investigators, Khachik Bakhbudaryan and Artak Barseghyan have been charges with not officially registering the arrest of an individual suspected of thief and for beating him while in their custody.

The SIS states that the two have been detained while awaiting trial at a Yerevan court.

The two police investigators, Khachik Bakhbudaryan and Artak Barseghyan have been charges with not officially registering the arrest of an individual suspected of thief and for beating him while in their custody.

The SIS states that the two have been detained while awaiting trial at a Yerevan court.