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In a news conference on February 12 Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian denied rumors on charges against MP Hakob Hakobian (Lady), the founder of the “Yerkrapah Volunteers’ Union.”

To remind, during a February 9 rally organized by the former President’s team Hakob Hakobian voiced support for Levon Ter-Petrossian at the upcoming election.

Although Aghvan Hovsepian denied that charges were brought against Hakob Hakobian, he told about a case which relates to Hakob Hakobian but not directly. The Office of Prosecutor General states to have revealed a brothel, a motel located in the “Anush” Jersey in the outskirts of Yerevan>

The brothel is not registered anywhere and pays no taxes. On December 9, 2007, the administrator of the motel reported to the Office of Prosecutor General that someone had extorted 50 thousand drams from him.

The Office exposed the extorter who explained his action. It turned out that a customer had caught syphilis. He is now getting treatment and has therefore extorted money from the administrator. Eight prostitutes were exposed, who told the brothel had existed for a long time and has some tens of thousands of dollars of profit a month. The prostitutes give the money to the administrator, the administrator gives the money to the worker of the buffet, and the latter hands out the money to the so-called director of the motel, a certain Galstian, Hakob Hakobian’s friend and neighbour, and, according to Aghvan Hovsepian, has signed an agreement with Hakobian to occupy part of the factory for the motel, without any charge and time limit.

Aghvan Hovsepian says charges were brought for pimping and taxevasion, three have been arrested and the investigation is underway. The reporters tried to find out when charges had been brought, considering that the report came on December 9, whereas the case was revealed after Hakob Hakobian has endorsed Levon Ter-Petrossian.

The Prosecutor General said the report on extortion took time to reveal the extorter, the circumstances, to interrogate the prostitutes, as well as other procedures. As to detention, Aghvan Hovsepyian says the three people were arrested on February 11.