New Details Emerge in the Criminal Case Against Mihran Poghosyan, the 'King of Offshore' Accounts

The newspaper 'Zhoghovurd' reports: New details have emerged in the criminal case against Mihran Poghosyan, the former head of the State Revenue Committee and dubbed the 'King of Offshore Accounts.' In particular, when Armenian law enforcement requested information regarding Poghosyan's bank accounts in 2016, Switzerland responded that for them to provide information on Poghosyan's accounts, it was necessary to have details about any ongoing criminal case in Armenia regarding money laundering.

However, the response from Switzerland was completely misrepresented by the investigator, who indicated that no data had been obtained to substantiate Poghosyan's illegal activities. This implies that the law enforcement system failed to properly investigate the case from the outset, and in 2017, the Prosecutor General's Office dismissed it.

Now, with the Special Investigative Service reopening the case, Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan assures that there was no pressure on the Prosecutor's Office during the time of the previous government, simply that 'new circumstances have come to light.' If that's the case, then why has the Prosecutor's Office not asked Switzerland for additional data? The question remains unanswered.

For more details, see today's issue of the newspaper.