ArmInfo. Today, at the residence of the court of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan, under chairmanship of Judge Vahe Misakyan, a court session is being held on the case of third president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and owner of the "Flash" company Barsegh Beglaryan.
To note, two more defendants - Sergo Karapetyan (former Minister of Agriculture) and Samvel Galstyan died from the coronavirus.
Serzh Sargsyan was charged under paragraph 1 of part 3 of Article 38-179 of the RA Criminal Code (assistance in embezzlement or embezzlement on an especially large scale).
Prosecutor Arsen Martirosyan read out the concluding part of the indictment. According to the conclusion, during the organization of Serzh Sargsyan and the instigation of Barsegh Beglaryan, with the assistance of Samvel Galstyan and Gevorg Harutyunyan, Sergo Karapetyan spent a large amount from the reserve fund of the RA government in the amount of 489.160.310 drams, allocated for diesel fuel as part of government support programs.
After the indictment was read out, the judge asked if Serzh Sargsyan recognized the charge against him. To which, the third President of the Republic of Armenia, in particular, declared: "I am innocent. I heard the prosecutor. The charge was completely fabricated, it was approved as part of the execution of a political order by the prosecutor's office>.
Earlier, the Armenian media wrote that the evidence against Serzh Sargsyan was based on the testimony of deceased Sergo Karapetyan.