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Armenia: Army Doctors Beaten In Oligarch's Restaurant

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Armenia, Governance, Politics

Unzipped comments on the severe beating of three army doctors dining out at a restaurant owned by notorious oligarch MP and Armenian Football Federation President Ruben Hayrapetyan. Better known by his ‘Nemetz Rubo’ nickname, the blog notes that the violent assault, allegedly by his bodyguards or security guards, is not unexpected in a country where such figures forcibly command near total economic and political power [1].