YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. All urgent investigation measures have been taken in connection with the murder of the chairman of the Union of Armenian Hunters Sayat Davtian, the RA prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepian stated on November 1, expressing an opinion that "there are grounds and information, the use of which will allow the police to disclose this crime". To recap, S. Davtian died on November 8 after receiving three bullet wounds in the head. A. Hovsepian also said that the RA prosecutor general's office has received the RA environmental protection minister's letter with a list of natural monuments of Armenia. According to him, the government will approve this list soon and "we will be able to use the norms envisaged by law, taking the respective punitive measures against persons breaking the law". The Code of Administrative Infringements and the Criminal Code envisage responsibility for damaging natural monuments and violating the special regime maintained by the state. To recap, the state interest protection department of the RA prosecutor general's office conducted an examination in connection with alarm calls about many stone cuttings in the "Stone Symphony" rock massif in Garni, as a result of which it was revealed that the list of natural monuments is not approved in Armenia. The RA prosecutor general applied to the Armenian prime minister regarding this issue. By instruction of the prime minister, the list of natural monuments has been prepared by the environmental protection ministry.

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