ArmInfo.The residents of Echmiadzin the night before, after the court made a decision on the release of General Manvel Grigoryan, they blocked him from entering the city, thus expressing their attitude towards Grigoryan. Protests demanding re-arrest continued today.From early morning a group of citizens blocked the central streets of Echmiadzin.
They consider the decision of the court "political sabotage" against the current government. As they said, if the. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is not competent to influence the justice system, they, as citizens of the Republic of Armenia, can and should express their position on the "illegal" measures of administration of justice.The court of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan on the evening of December 21 made a decision on release on bail of General Manvel Grigoryan on bail of 25 million drams. Earlier, on June 16, the deputy of the Armenian parliament from the RPA, General Manvel Grigoryan, was detained by the National Security Service of Armenia.
During searches, SNB operatives discovered and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition. In addition, a large arsenal of unregistered weapons, including mortars and rations for soldiers, including those collected by schoolchildren, was discovered in the mansion and in the dacha of the general. During the search of Grigorian's mansion, three fleets with collections of modern expensive cars, retro cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles were also found. A number of SUVs were discovered, which were provided for in the days of the four-day war for the Army of Defense and an Ambulance.
The Republican MP's holiday home also has its own zoo, home to a tiger, bears, ostriches, and an equestrian club. According to the NSS, on the basis of the data obtained, it became clear that the food provided for the soldiers participating in the four-day April war, Manvel Grigoryan used to feed the animals in his own zoo. He was charged under two articlesfull: illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and the appropriation of food and supplies intended for the Armed Forces.Meanwhile, at the end of November, the arrested general appealed to the government, announcing his readiness to transfer to the state the territory of the Ankalich bobrovodsky farm belonging to him in the Aknalich community, costing about 6 billion drams. Lawyer Arsen Mkrtchyan urged not to consider this step as an attempt to pay off. "The transfer of this property is Grigorian's assistance to the state, which he has always been doing. This is not an attempt to bribe the state, but its way of life," Mkrtchyan stressed. "This is a gesture of a man who always gave the Motherland more than he took. And this is done in order to shame the investigative body of accusing the general of" stealing grain, meanwhile he is ready to give whole bags of grain to the state "- said the lawyer.