Court Reviews NSS Request to Arrest Gagik Khachatryan

The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan, presided over by Judge Artush Gabrielyan, has just commenced the hearing on the measure of restraint for former head of the State Revenue Committee, Gagik Khachatryan.

The National Security Service's investigative department has requested the court to select pre-trial detention as a form of restraint against him. Khachatryan is charged with abuse of official position and embezzlement of particularly large sums.

It is worth reminding that the National Security Service arrested Gagik Khachatryan and his nephew, former SRC official Karen Khachatryan, on August 27. On the same day, searches were conducted in the areas owned by them. The charges presented against them relate to alleged crimes committed during the time Gagik Khachatryan served as Minister of Finance and head of the SRC.