ArmInfo. The court of first instance rejected the petition to replace the preventive measure from arrest with bail in respect of t nephew of former head of the Ministry of Finance and the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan - Karen Khachatryan.
To recall, earlier, on February 17, the Court of Appeal quashed the decision of the court of general jurisdiction of January 23 to release Karen Khachatryan on bail in the amount of 20 million drams.
To recall, Karen Khachatryan held the post of head of the Department of Internal Security of the SRC and is accused of squandering on an especially large scale. In the same criminal case, charges were brought against his uncle Gagik Khachatryan. Gagik Khachatryan and Karen Khachatryan are charged under part 2 of article 308 and clause 1 of part 3 of article 179 of the RA Criminal Code.