"Mother Armenia" board member detained for two months

ArmInfo.Aregnaz Manukyan, a board member of the "Mother Armenia" party, has been remanded in custody for two months by a decision of the Yerevan Court of First Instance. Her legal counsel has stated their intention to appeal the  ruling.

According to the Investigative Committee, criminal proceedings have  been initiated against Manukyan under Article 427, Part 1 of the  Criminal Code of Armenia, which concerns the public disclosure of  information classified as a state secret.

The investigation into Manukyan is part of a broader case involving  espionage and high treason, for which the leader of the "Mother  Armenia" party, Andranik Tevanian, was arrested earlier this year.  Authorities allege that Manukyan leaked classified data regarding the  Armenian Armed Forces to Tevanian, information that had been  presented during a closed-door parliamentary session.