ArmInfo.A new criminal case has been opened against former first deputy head of the State Security Service of the National Security Service Vachagan Ghazaryan. Press secretary of the Special Investigation Service Marina Ohanjanyan said this in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.
The press secretary noted that the criminal case was initiated under article 179 (Misappropriation or embezzlement, Ed. note) of the RA Criminal Code. To note, Vachagan Ghazaryan was the head of security for third President, Serzh Sargsyan.
To recall, in the winter of 2020, the SIS of Armenia terminated the criminal case opened against Ghazaryan and his wife Ruznanna Beglaryan, concerning tax evasion and illegal enrichment.