A Different Smell is Coming: Political Scientist on the Murder of Arthur Avagyan's Father

Political scientist Styopa Safaryan wrote on his Facebook page: “Arthur Davtyan's father, recognized as a victim in the March 1 case, was allegedly brutally beaten and killed for getting the driver of a taxi to prohibit smoking in the vehicle. I do not believe that passengers would kill their driver for forbidding smoking in a taxi. This is something else, there is a different smell coming from this… I will write more about what parallels and bloody memories this incident awakens.

I expect that the investigative bodies will clarify who is actually behind all this and what problems they are trying to solve through various means. For now, this is what I have to say… Let me just remind you that when a person talks about entering politics, blood is spilled… Hybrid wars are not fought gently… ”