ArmInfo. Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has disputed the Court's decision to release of Russian programmer Sergey Mironov who is wanted by the U.S. government, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.
To recall, Russian citizen Sergey Mironov, 30, was detained at Zvartnots international airport in Armenia. The reports about his detention came on August 27 evening. According to the Armenian law-enforcers, he is on the international wanted list upon the U.S. request since May 11 2016. Mironov faces charges based on Articles 371 and 3155 of Chapter 18 of the US Criminal Code (preliminary agreement on violation of arms export controls), Paragraph b of Part 2 of Article 2778 of Chapter 22 and Paragraph c of Article 2 and 3551 of Chapter 18 (attempt to violate the law on the control of arms export), Subparagraphs h and a of Article 1956 of Chapter 18 and Article 3551 (preliminary agreement on money laundering), Part 2 of Paragraph a of Article 1956 of Chapter 18 and Article 3551 (money laundering).
On August 29, the Armenian Court rejected the petition of the Prosecutor General's Office for temporary arrest of Sergey Mironov upon the request of U.S. and he was set free in the court hall.
ArmInfo.Within the next five days, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office will file a request to the US Department of Justice, demanding the Sergey Mironov case files, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing Mironov's lawyer Karen Nersisyan. To note, Mironov was recently detained in Armenia at the US request on suspicion of arms trafficking.
ArmInfo. By demanding Russian citizen Sergey Mironov's extradition from Armenia, the US tries to drive a wedge between Moscow and Yerevan, says Frants Klintsevich, First Deputy Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the Russian Federation Council.