Seizure of horses and pheasants from businessman mansion postponed  for unknown reasons

ArmInfo.  The seizure of horses and pheasants from the mansion of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and businessman who is under arrest, has  been postponed for unknown reasons. This was stated by Hovhannes  Vardanyan, one of Tsarukyan's lawyers, in a conversation with  journalists outside the businessman's home on July 14.

According to Vardanyan, the investigator made the decision to seize  the animals on July 10, 2026, but its execution was then delayed due  to technical difficulties related to transportation. "The seizure was  supposed to take place today, but for reasons unknown to us, it  hasn't happened yet, and we don't know why," the lawyer noted.

Vardanyan reported that the defense has filed an appeal against the  investigator's ruling in accordance with the established procedure.  He stated that horses and pheasants are domestic animals and cannot  be considered the subject of criminal proceedings.

As a reminder, on July 6, 2026, law enforcement officers conducted  large-scale searches of Tsarukyan's mansion and more than 70 other  addresses, including companies within the Multi Group concern, as  part of the investigation of over ten criminal cases.

After nearly 12 hours of investigative actions, Tsarukyan was  detained. On July 7, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party,  Gagik Tsarukyan, was detained, after which the court granted the  investigators' motion for his pretrial detention for two months. The  politician faces charges under several articles of the Criminal Code  related to corruption, including bribery and bribery, as well as  influence peddling.  Tsarukyan denies his guilt, and his lawyers call  the prosecution politically motivated and are challenging the  decisions of the investigation and the court. On the same day,  Tsarukyan was charged with illegally hunting wild animals. Wild  animals were seized from the businessman as part of the case. One of  Tsarukyan's lions failed to awaken after being anesthetized for  transport to the Yerevan Zoo.