«I Have Not Incited Anyone»: Barsegh Beglaryan

«I do not recognize myself as guilty: I have not incited anyone, and in general, considering the amount provided as a subsidy to the 'Flash' company as embezzlement is senseless and impossible,» stated Barsegh Beglaryan (of Flash) during the court session.

As reported, the court hearing related to the case of the third President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, and others has entered the trial phase at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan.

Recall that, according to the Special Investigation Service, based on the evidence collected during the pre-investigation of the criminal case, it was established that, at the direction of third President Serzh Sargsyan and incited by the owner of the 'Flash' LLC, Barsegh Beglaryan, with the assistance of former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Samvel Galstyan and the head of the Plant Growing Department of the same ministry, Gevorg Harutyunyan, particularly large sums from the State Support Programs were misused. This was in relation to the 15 million 391 thousand 765 liters of diesel fuel allocated from the Government's reserve fund between January 25 and February 7, 2013, which was intended for implementation as part of state support programs, amounting to 489 million 160 thousand drams.