ArmInfo. Criminal prosecution has been instituted against former Prime Minister of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan, on charges of abuse of office and legalization of property of alleged illegal origin (land plots). A motion has been submitted to the court to elect a preventive measure in the form of detention. Yerem Sargsyan, Hovik Abrahamyan's lawyer, shared this information on his Facebook page.
In this regard, the lawyer stated that the motion for detention based on evidence obtained in 2018-2019 is absolutely illegal. he said.