Justice

Three men arrested in Armavir on suspicion of preparing a murder

Justice. Photo: iStock, cropped
Photo: iStock, cropped

According to the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two residents of Metsamor who had previously been convicted of serious crimes were preparing, together with a group of people, to kill a resident of Yerevan, as well as of Argavand, for about 5,000 US dollars. Three men were arrested on November 6. A methadone solution was found in the car of one of the detainees, and the materials have been sent to the pre-trial investigation body.

Coverage timeline

First to report: Infocom12:12Balanced

Pro-government 5 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), 2 min later
Balanced 9 / 14 First: Infocom, 12:12
Opposition 13 / 21 First: News.am, the same minute

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 14:56

Timeline as a list
  1. Infocom (Balanced)
  2. News.am (Opposition)
  3. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  4. 24news.am (Opposition)
  5. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  6. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  7. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  8. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  9. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  10. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  11. Tert.am (Opposition)
  12. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  13. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  14. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  15. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  16. Ararat News (Balanced)
  17. Mediahub (Opposition)
  18. Iravunk (Opposition)
  19. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  20. Panorama (Opposition)
  21. 1in.am (Balanced)
  22. Factor (Balanced)
  23. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  24. CivilNet (Balanced)
  25. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  26. Aravot (Balanced)
  27. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  28. Hetq (Balanced)

All sources

Labels as of 9 November 2026

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