ArmInfo.Armenia's ex-minister of economy Vahan Kerobyan has been charged with abuse of office. Law-enforcers applied to court for a warrant for his arrest.
Earlier it became known that Kerobyan was invited for questioning at the Investigative Committee in connection with a high-profile case at the Ministry of Economy. The directors of Synergy, Ashot Hovhannisyan, were arrested in connection with the case; former employee of the company, daughter-in- law of the Speaker of Parliament Ani Gevorkyan; another employee of the company, Lily Mkryan (Gevorgyan and Mkryan were released on bail, recognizance not to leave the place and surety), as well as the heads of the department of public investment policy and implementation of agricultural programs of the Ministry of Energy Lily Sirakanyan and Taron Martirosyan. The dismissed Deputy Minister of Economy Ani Ispiryan was placed under house arrest.