ArmInfo.The wife of the brother of the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Ani Gevorgyan, was arrested for two months.
"We don't consider the court's decision to be lawful," Gevorgyan's lawyer Mushegh Aleksanyan told reporters. According to him, the court ignored the fact that she has two young children. The decision will be appealed to a higher court.
As the lawyer mentioned, Gevorgyan is accused of contributing to the abuse of official powers.
The decision was made in the framework of a controversial case involving officials of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. Earlier it became known about the arrest of Synergy director Ashot Hovhannisyan.
The Investigative Committee of Armenia announced the detention of 7 people after searches at the Ministry of Economy. These persons, by prior conspiracy, abused their official powers. In particular, as part of the "establishment of a bank for public investment programs" tender they entered into a conspiracy with the head of one of the companies, creating artificial obstacles to the participation of competitors. As a result, the company that submitted an application three times more expensive (392 million drams) won.