ArmInfo. The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan granted the petition of the prosecutor's office to apply a measure of restraint in the form of arrest for a businessman Samvel Mayrapetyan for at least two months.
Earlier, the Special Investigation Service charged Mayrapetyan with mediation in bribery. "Samvel Mayrapetyan was charged under Article 38-311 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (mediation in bribery)," SIS press secretary Marina Ohandzhanyan told ArmInfo. However, according to Mayrenyan's lawyer, Karen Batikyan, his defendant does not admit his guilt.
A Special Investigative Service detained a businessman on October 7. Entrepreneur Samvel Mayrapetyan is considered a person close to former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. He is engaged in the construction of luxury real estate, is the president of the company "Toyota Yerevan", he owns the television station H2. He gained particular fame during the construction of Northern Avenue in the center of the Armenian capital.