ArmInfo. On Novy Arbat in the center of Moscow, the main owner of the Exoil Group holding, Karen Vanetsyan, who was put on the wanted list in Armenia in the case of money laundering using official powers (Clause 3, Part 3, Article 296 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia), was detained. This was reported by Russian media with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
It is also noted that the Russian side has already notified Armenia about Vanetsyan's detention. "Moscow police detained a citizen of Armenia and Switzerland Vanetsyan," the Shot telegram channel reported. It is noted that in 2018, the Armenian prosecutor's office opened a case against him under the article "Money laundering using official powers", and in 2023 he was put on the wanted list.
Previously, Vanetsyan acquired the Russian business of an American oil manufacturer under the brands Ideal, Oleyna and Maslenitsa. The deal ran from September 2022 to February 2023.
According to sources, Karen Vanetsyan is the brother of the former head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan.