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15 July 2004 - 13:08 AMT

SON ON ARMENIAN SENIOR MILITARY INDICTED OF BEATING US CITIZEN

The Press Service of the Police of Armenia has confirmed the reports that Armenian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Colonel General Mikayel Harutyunian’s son Arsen, 30, had beaten US citizen David Backer, 29. The incident took place July 10 in one of Yerevan cafes. As the Armenian Police told RFE/RL, addressing the law-enforcement bodies the same day David Backer said two girls accompanying him were also beaten. One of them was taken to hospital with heavy bodily injuries. The details of the incident will become known when the investigation completes, the policemen said.