NEW ORDER IN ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN’S CASE
Support A1+!Today the RA General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan revealed some details of the criminal case against the former RA Minister of Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan.
The Prosecutor announced that 20 thousand US dollars were transferred to each bank account of 9 persons. He added that if Arzumanyan’s friend sent the money as assistance, he would not have transferred it to henchmen and would not pay them for their service.
Aghvan Hovsepyan informed that this fact was confirmed by the “henchmen”, and the fact that false bank transferring was carried out was confirmed by the employees of the bank. He also noted that the National Security Service started the action against Alexander Arzumanyan. They organized the secret hearings and the evidences served ground for accusation.
The precautionary measures were not connected with Arzumanyan’s innocence. The investigation was over and he could not hamper it any more.
Heghine Bisharyan, a deputy asked why they could not release the chief editor of “Time-Yerevan” Arman Babajanyan. Aghvan Hovsepyan pointed out that Babajanyan was accused of avoiding military service by falsifying documents and the verdict of the court that was already in force. The crime was committed when Babajanyan’s mother worked in the RA President’s office and abusing her position, she ensured that the submitted documents were true, that is to say “in the documents his friend’s wife was presented as Babajanyan’s wife, and his children as Babajanyan’s children. Fortunately, that woman arrived in Armenia and it was found out that she had only one husband, meaning Babajanyan’s friend and the children belonged to them”.
Mr Babajanyan may not be released, since according to the verdict he has to serve the sentence.
