ArmInfo. The lawyer of CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov Mihran Poghosyan made a statement in connection with the spread rumors in the media that his client had received Russian citizenship and thus can avoid the Armenian justice. According to Poghosyan's report received by ArmInfo, Yuri Khachaturov is an exclusively Armenian citizen. Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry also said that they do not have information whether Yuri Khachaturov has received or intends to receive a Russian citizenship.
To recall, CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov is accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in the so-called "March 1, 2008 case." At that time he held the post of the head of the Yerevan garrison. By a court decision of July 28, he was arrested and then released on bail in the amount of 5 million drams. The second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan is also accused on the same case , as well as former Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan who is on the wanted list.
On August 2, the Special Investigative Service stated that the measure of restraint chosen against Yuri Khachaturov is not an obstacle for him to leave Armenia for some time. At the same time, the SIS did not specified the permissible period of his absence.
Official Yerevan proposed to CSTO counterparts to consider the possibility of replacing the candidacy of CSTO Secretary General from Armenia in connection with the criminal prosecution of Yuri Khachaturov.