Georgian Ombudsman to leave for Javakhk to study the situation

PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia's Ombudsman Sozar Subari and Georgian President's advisor on integration issues Tamar Kintsurashvili will pay a visit to Samtskhe Javakheti, particularly to Akhalkalaki, to meet with representatives of the local authorities and NGOs.



The officials will also familiarize themselves with the situation in the region, the Armenian population of which seeks help from Armenia's Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan.



Mr Harutyunyan's press office said the Ombudsman is deeply concerned over the tensions in Javakheti, specifically the murder of two Armenian policemen.



Meanwhile a source in the regional administration said that the recent developments have nothing to do with politics. "It's not the first time when some forces attempt to attach a political coloring to any incident in the region," it said, Novosti Georgia reports.



On July 20, three days after the explosion near the house belonging to Akhalkalaki police chief Samvel Petrosyan, Georgian special forces and police rushed into the house belonging to United Javakhk leader, Vahagn Chakhalyan, and arrested his and his family members - his parents and brother.



Another United Javakhk member, Aram Batoyan, is also kept in custody.



Policemen Arthur Berujanyan and Armen Gabrielyan were killed. Local police chiefs said the latter committed suicide.