ArmInfo.The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan decided to leave unchanged the preventive measure against Karen Khachatryan, nephew of the former head of the State Revenue Committee, former Minister of Finance of Armenia Gagik Khachatryan,. As an ArmInfo correspondent reports from the scene, Karen Khachatryan will remain under arrest.
It should be noted that Karen Khachatryan served as the head of the internal security department of the SRC and is accused of large-scale waste. Within the framework of the same criminal case, charges were brought against his uncle, former super minister Gagik Khachatryan. They are also co-owners of the Ucom Armenian telecommunications operator. The petition to change the measure of restraint of the latter is now being considered by the court. Gagik Khachatryan and Karen Khachatryan are charged under the 2nd part of Article 308 of the RA Criminal Code and the 1st paragraph of the 3rd part of Article 179.