YEREVAN, 8 Sep. The court in Yerevan arrested the former Prosecutor General and ex-head of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan, pastinfo.am reports, citing the lawyer of the ex-Prosecutor General Sasun Rafaelyan. Hovsepyan was previously detained on suspicion of illegal business, money laundering, bribery and fraud …
Ex-head of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, Hovsepyan, was detained on suspicion of money laundering «Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan granted the petition of the investigator of the special investigative service to arrest Hovsepyan,» the statement says. The defense of the former Prosecutor General intends to appeal against this decision. Earlier, the special investigative service reported that Hovsepyan was charged under the articles «illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity» money) property obtained by criminal means on an especially large scale. » The maximum sanction under these articles provides for 12 years in prison.
Ex-Mayor of Armavir arrested in Armenia for attempted bribery of voters
