Armenian court allows arrest of ex-prosecutor general
YEREVAN, September 8, /ARKA/. A first instance court in Yerevan allowed yesterday to arrest Armenia’s ex-prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepyan, his lawyer Sasun Rafaelyan told Armenpress.
He said the defense will definitely appeal against the arrest decision at the Court of Appeal.
“We haven't received yet the court’s decision. The final part of the court's decision was published yesterday. After receiving the decision, we will familiarize ourselves with it and after that we will file the appeal,” Sasun Rafaelyan noted. He said his client strongly denies the accusations.
Aghvan Hovsepyan served as prosecutor-general from 1998-1999 and 2004-2013. He served also as the first head of the Investigative Committee, created in 2014 until the 2018 “velvet revolution.”
The Special Investigation Service (SIS) said, when serving as prosecutor general and then as head of the Investigative Committee Hovsepyan was involved in the illegal management of a number of LLCs.
SIS said it has found out that Hovsepyan received 190 million drams as a bribe and embezzled also property worth 800 million drams.
It said the ex-prosecutor general is charged with bribery, money laundering and illegal entrepreneurial activity. ($1 – 493.65 drams). -0-
