28 Mar 2013 16:34

Armenia govt to fund treatment of ex-presidential candidate wounded in murder attempt

YEREVAN. March 28 (Interfax) - Armenia's Cabinet told Interfax on Thursday that it had decided to provide 20.5 million drams ($50,000) next month to enable Paruir Airikian, a former candidate for president who was badly injured in an assassination attempt two months ago, to recent treatment abroad.

Airikian had surgery after being wounded in the shoulder in a nighttime gun attack but still complains about severe pain.

Vardan Sedrakian, one of Airikian's rivals in the presidential election, has been put under two months' arrest on suspicion of organizing the murder attempt.