ArmInfo. Third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, does not take part in the court session. As Sargsyan's lawyer Amram Makinyan said, the latter has ARVI.
The lawyer stressed that yesterday the condition of his client worsened. Makinyan also presented to the court a certificate from a doctor regarding Sargsyan's state of health. Makinyan stressed that the third president of Armenia was prescribed home treatment.
Judge Vahe Misakyan postponed the hearing, but before that he decided to hear out the prosecutor. In turn, Prosecutor Arsen Martirosyan doubted whether the third president of Armenia really could not be present at the hearing. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that Sargsyan was absent from the court session for the umpteenth time.
rAs a result, the lawyer and the prosecutor entered into a verbal skirmish. The judge interrupted the parties, asking them to speak to the point. As a result, Misakyan considered Sargsyan's absence to be respectful. The next hearing on the case will take place on October 22.
To note, third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, is accused of organizing embezzlement on an especially large scale - about 500 million drams. We are talking about the state program approved in 2013 by the Government for a more affordable purchase of diesel fuel for the implementation of spring agricultural work. According to the investigation, Sargsyan, having exceeded his official powers, facilitated the purchase of diesel fuel from Flash Ltd at higher prices. Serzh Sargsyan was charged with point 1 of part 3 of Article 38-179 of the RA Criminal Code, former Minister of Agriculture of the RA Sergo Karapetyan - under point 1 of part 3 of Article 179 of the RA Criminal Code, Head of Flash Ltd Barsegh Beglaryan - under point 1 of part 3 of Article 38-179 of the Criminal Code RA, fomer Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the RA Samvel Galstyan and head of the plant growing department of the same ministry Gevorg Harutyunyan - under paragraph 1 of part 3 of Article 38- 179 of the RA Criminal Code.