Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, March 31, signed an order to dismiss Andranik Simonyan as Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee. Simonyan had been appointed to the post on March 26.

Some media reports suggested Simonyan would soon get a new post at the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia.

Shortly after Pashinyan’s decision, a decree was published on the official website of the Armenian president on the appointment of Andranik Simonyan Deputy Director of the National Security Service.

Under a similar scenario, Argishti Kyaramyan, who currently serves as a deputy head of the Investigative Committee, became the National Security Service chief.

On 4 May 2020, Kyaramyan was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee, assuming the post of the NSS Deputy Director on May 5. He was named as Director of the National Security Service on June 8 last year.