Aregnaz Manukyan granted permission to meet her daughters, says  defense lawyer

ArmInfo.  Aregnaz Manukyan, who is under arrest on charges of leaking state secrets,  has finally been granted permission to meet with her daughters, her  defense attorney Tatevik Soghoyan shared this information on her  Facebook page.

The decision was made by the investigator handling the case.   "Following the recent public scandal, only today—on her child's  birthday—has Aregnaz Manukyan received permission to meet with her  daughters," Soghoyan wrote.

According to the lawyer, the meeting has not yet taken place, and  Manukyan had not yet been informed of the decision at the time of the  announcement.

Recall, Manukyan was detained and subsequently arrested on July 9.  She stands accused of disclosing information containing state secrets  (Part 1, Article 427 of the Criminal Code of Armenia), though she  denies all charges. Previously, first-instance court judge Manvel  Shahverdyan had barred Manukyan from having any contact, even with  her minor daughter.  Attorney Tatevik Soghoyan stated yesterday that  the preliminary investigation into Manukyan's case has been  finalized.