ArmInfo.Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan was not informed about the detention of the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh, former commander of the Defense Army, Acting Chief Advisor to the President of the Republic Mikayel Arzumanyan. Artsakh President's Press Secretary Lusine Avanesyan told Artsakhpress news agency.
Mikayel Arzumanyan was detained today, August 30, on the way from Artsakh to Armenia, at the request of the investigators of the Investigative Committee of Armenia. No other details were released.
Lieutenant General Mikayel Arzumanyan submitted an application for dismissal from the post of Minister of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh - Commander of the Defense Army on September 11, 2021. He was appointed to the post of commander of the Artsakh Defense Army on October 27, 2020, during the 44-day war, replacing the wounded Jalal Harutyunyan in this post. At the same time, Arzumanyan was awarded the military rank of lieutenant general. After the dismissal of the commander of the Artsakh Autonomous Region, Arzumanyan was appointed chief adviser to Arayik Harutyunyan.