Hayk Makuchyan
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Hayk Makuchyan is an Armenian officer and friend of slain Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Markaryan. He is notable for being the second target of Ramil Safarov.
[edit] Personal life
Makuchyan graduated from Yerevan State University and is a foreign affairs expert and historian by profession. He served in the army from 1996 to 1998 then went to work in the Ministry of Defense. He and 26-year-old Margaryan had been attending an English language course in Hungary under NATO's Partnership for Peace program.
[edit] Night of the Murder
On February 19th, his friend, Gurgen Markaryan was axed to death during his sleep by Ramil Safarov. Soon afterwards, he went after Hayk who was asleep in his own room. Finding the door to his room locked, Safarov allegedly began shouting: “Armenian, open the door, we will slaughter all of you.”[1] Makuchyan recalls:
| “ | I was half asleep when I heard someone calling me. I got up and went to open the door but my roommate from Lithuania didn't allow me to open it and warned me that the Azeri could be armed as he noticed a threat in his voice. | ” |
Shortly afterwards, Budapest police arrived to the scene and arrested a calm Safarov who showed no resistance. Captain Hayk Makuchyan returned to Yerevan on the aircraft that brought back the slain Armenian lieutenant.
