ArmInfo. The Appeals Criminal Court of Armenia has ruled to arrest former MP from the previously ruling Republican Party, General Manvel Grigoryan. Thus, the court granted the petition of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia, requiring a review of the decision of the court of general jurisdiction to release Grigoryan on bail.
As the head of the department for the investigation of particularly important cases of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia, Vahagn Muradyan, explained to journalists, the execution of the decision of the court of first instance was suspended. "The use of an alternative preventive measure in the form of bail was declared inadmissible. The decision is legitimate and reasonable," he said. According to the state prosecutor, Manvel Grigoryan will be arrested today.
To recall, the court of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan on the evening of December 21 decided to release on bail of General Manvel Grigoryan on bail of 25 million drams. He was charged under two articles: illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and the appropriation of food and supplies intended for the Armed Forces. 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 farm that belongs 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. After the court issued a decision on the release of Grigoryan on bail, the inhabitants of Echmiadzin blocked Grigoryan's entry into the city, thus expressing his attitude towards him. On December 22, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressing this topic stated that he did not understand the grounds on which the court's decision to release Manvel Grigoryan on bail was made. At the same time, according to Pashinyan, he understands the discontent of people protesting against the decision of the court. "Holding a protest is the right of citizens," he said