Prosecutor General of Armenia Gevorg Kostanyan resigned on August 4 "for health reasons". Press Secretary of the Armenian President Vladimir Hakobyan said that after treatment Kostanyan will be able to return to public office, but did not specify what kind. In addition, Armenia fired the chief of the Investigation Department of the National Security Service Mnatsakan Marukhyan "in connection with his retirement." Two heads of district departments of Yerevan police were fired, where there were riots and hostage by an armed group Sasna tsrer. Today the third head of one of the districts of Yerevan was dismissed. -02D-
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