Saak Albertovich Karapetyan (28 March 1960 – 3 October 2018)[1] was a Russian deputy attorney general of Armenian descent. He was killed in a helicopter crash in October 2018 at age 58.[2]

Saak Karapetyan
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation
In office
2016 – 3 October 2018
Personal details
Born
Saak Albertovich Karapetyan

(1960-03-28)28 March 1960
Sovetsky, Balko-Gruzskoe Rural Settlement, Yegorlyksky District, Rostov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died3 October 2018(2018-10-03) (aged 58)
Kostroma, Russia
Political partyUnited Russia

Biography

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From 1983 to 1996, Karapetyan was in various positions as a prosecutor of the Rostov region: he started as an intern, reached the head of the department for supervision of the investigation of particularly important cases and operational investigative activities. From 1996 to 2000, he was a State Duma deputy from the Yabloko party, deputy chairman of the security committee.

Death

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Karapetyan died when a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil crashed in Kostroma.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ T︠S︡entralʹnai︠a︡ izbiratelʹnai︠a︡ komissii︠a︡ Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii (2003). Election of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation: Electoral Statistics 1995 1999. Ves Mir. p. 166. ISBN 978-5-7777-0276-0. KARAPETYAN, SAAK ALBERTOVICH, b. 1960, prosecutor's office of Rostov region, section head; resident of Rostov-on-Don.
  2. ^ a b "Senior Russian Prosecutor Killed in Helicopter Crash". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ Investigative Committee of Russia (4 October 2018). "Рухнувший вертолет в Костромской области". YouTube. Retrieved 5 October 2018.