ArmInfo. The son-in-law of the third president of Armenia, the former ambassador of Armenia to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan, under the guise of fake owners, had shares in a number of large enterprises of Armenia, including SPAYKA LLC, Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine, Yerevan Mall, "Shant", "Armenia"TV channels, etc. The press secretary of the Prime Minister Mane Gevorgyan wrote about this on her Facebook page, referring to the data of the office of the Prime Minister.
"Most of these stocks were hastily sold after the 2018 revolution. For example, a share in the Zangezur Copper- Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), abusing authority and with the help of nominee shareholders, was sold to the former head of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan, whose father's company became a major cargo carrier of ZCMC. "One gets the impression that the key persons of the corruption system of Mikayel Minasyan, being potential accused, left Armenia, which became a significant obstacle to the investigation of corruption actions of Minasyan. The Prime Minister expects that, despite all the difficulties, the law enforcement bodies of Armenia will be able to conduct an investigation at an appropriate level and give reliable answers to the people of Armenia>, the spokeswoman noted.
To recall, Mikael Minasyan was prosecuted as a defendant in a criminal case on illicit enrichment, money laundering and the inclusion of false data in the income statement. There is no exact information regarding his current location. Minasyan himself previously via Facebook reported the initiation of more than 10 criminal cases against people related to him and his family. Last fall, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on Minasyan to return to his homeland and answer questions by the Special Investigation Service. In particular, it was about illegal, as the prime minister noted, privatization of a strategic facility in the Lori region. According to media reports, this facility is the Dzoraget hydroelectric power station ("Dzora hydroelectric station"). In the criminal case regarding the "Dzora HPP", the former head of the RA Ministry of Defense Seyran Ohanyan is also accused, who is suspected of embezzlement in the amount of 1,046,400,000 AMD.