Armenian state guard service chief dismissed

YEREVAN. May 27 (Interfax-AVN) - Armenian State Guard Service Chief Grigory Sarkisian has been dismissed, the press service of the Armenian president told Interfax on Tuesday.

It is also expected that Armenia's police chief Aika Arutyunian will resign in the next few days, a source in Yerevan told Interfax.

The leading candidates to replace Arutyunian as Armenian police chief are Sarkisian and head of the Ararat region Alik Sarkisian, the source said.