Former Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan's lawyers will request the court to make Monday’s hearing on his case open to the public, the legal team said in a statement. The hearing is scheduled for 3pm.

Tonoyan was arrested on 30 September 2021 on charges of “fraud and embezzlement of large sums of money” as part of a criminal probe into supplies of allegedly faulty ammunition to the Armenian army.

"The defense intends to share with the court documents proving that the charges are groundless. They do not contain confidential data and do not pose any threats to national security and public order,” the statement reads.

The lawyers claimed that holding the hearing in camera would lead to an “unjustified restriction on the open court principle and would violate the interests of justice.”