ArmInfo. "It turned out that no matter how terrifying was presented the information about activities of Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanyan , to put it mildly, it is far from reality - Vardanyan did not appropriate any funds of the Fund," Vardanyan's lawyer Yervand Varosyan stated. He explained that a payment was made from a credit line of a bank card opened in the name of the Fund, including for personal needs, which were redeemed within a few days in the bank account of the Fund.
"And not now, but in the course of making payments," he stressed. As a result, the damage done to the Fund or the bank, whose funds were used, is 0 drams. E.Varosyan added that funds collected by the Diaspora were used for personal purposes in the amount of 0 drams. <And what damage the All-Armenian Fund was inflicted because of the information spread yesterday. Everyone has his/her own opinion on whether it is good or bad to bet on personal funds. But this is a personal matter of the player, "the lawyer said in his message.
To recall, based on the operational data of the National Security Service of Armenia, Ara Vardanyan, Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, was detained on July 2. He is suspected of misappropriating funds and abuse of authority of an employee of a public organization, the NSS press service reported. According to the source, under the pressure of the presented facts Vardanyan admitted that he used the funds for personal purposes, including making bets in the casino, possessing a credit card provided to the fund for 25 million drams.