 pfa s statement concerning the death of major vahe avetyan it is with utmost sadness that policy forum armenia has learned of the death of major vahe avetyan head of the ent department of the yerevan garrison hospital on june 28 2012 he was severely beaten along with two other doctors on june 17 on the premises of harsnaqar restaurant owned by governing republican party mp ruben hayrapetyan by a large group of restaurant employees and hayrapetyan s personal bodyguards policy forum armenia strongly condemns major avetyan s brutal murder and extends its deepest condolences to the avetyan family we reject the reprehensible atmosphere of impunity that has created a breeding ground for incidents like this and leaves irreparable personal wounds shatters social cohesion and undermines national security we call upon all friends of armenia individuals as well as political and civic organizations with stake in armenia s development in and outside of armenia to help bring about the longoverdue change in the country that would help prevent events like these from taking place again pfa executive board washington los angeles yerevan june 30 2012  