Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on making a not on public calls for violence by former high-ranking police official Sayat Shirinyan is ongoing in the Division of Investigation of Grave Crimes of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.
On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against him according to the Part 1 of the Article 226.2 (public calls for violence, publicly justifying or preaching violence) of RA Criminal Code. Signature not to leave was chosen as a pretrial measure against him.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.