Friday, June 15 2018 15:25

ArmInfo.  Seyran Ohanyan is not the only high-ranking official who will be interrogated within the criminal case on abuses in the Defense Ministry, Chairman of the State Revenues Commitee of Armenia David Ananyan told journalists in  the front of the parliament today.  

As Ananyan informed the criminal case was initiated related to one certain company, to which a number  of high-ranking officials are connected. And as the company operated  during Seyran Ohanyan's tenure as Minister he also will be  interrogated. '' This is an ordinayr procedure within the  investigation fo a creminal case. He is not the only high-ranking  person who will be interrogated'', the Chairman said. At the same  time Ananyan did not answer to the question whether Ohanayn was  invited as a witness or as an accused.  "Investigation is underway  and providing any information related to process is unreasonable and  contradicts to the law", he noted. 

As for the information that the former Defense Minister did not  receive notice, the Chairman of the Committee informed that it was  sent on June 12. On June 13 Ohanyan stated that he had not received  any notice. Ananyan noted that this may be true, as on June 13  Ohanyan might not receive the notice, which was sent to him on June  12. However, the interrogation will take place in the coming days. On  June 13 ArmInfo informed that former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan,  as well as a number of former and current high-ranking officials of  the Armenian Defense Ministry were  summoned for questioning to the  Investigation Department of the State Revenue Committee. As the press  service of SRC reported, they were summoned to the  Investigation  Department as part of investigative activities  conducted in the  criminal case on abuses in procurements and army construction in the  Ministry of Defense of Armenia in the period from 2014 to 2017.