US embassy cable - 04YEREVAN960

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WESTERN OBSERVER CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT OF PARLIAMENT GUNMAN'S SUICIDE

Identifier: 04YEREVAN960
Wikileaks: View 04YEREVAN960 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2004-04-23 07:54:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PHUM AM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 000960 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN; DRL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2014 
TAGS: PGOV, PHUM, AM 
SUBJECT: WESTERN OBSERVER CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT OF 
PARLIAMENT GUNMAN'S SUICIDE 
 
Classified By: DCM Vivian Walker for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (SBU) Vram Galstyan, serving a life sentence for his role 
in the October 1999 National Assembly killings, committed 
suicide in a Yerevan prison April 16.  The Justice Ministry 
announced that Galstyan hanged himself shortly after prison 
guards granted his request to be transferred to solitary 
confinement.  The Ministry reported that Galstyan had 
attempted suicide on several other occasions and was mentally 
ill. 
 
2. (C) The Justice Ministry allowed an outside observation 
team to investigate the suicide.  The director of a respected 
Western organization told us that his organization's medical 
director viewed the cell and Galstyan's body as part of the 
team, and reported that all evidence confirmed the 
government's account. 
ORDWAY 

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