20:41, 6 April 2023

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. New persons have been arrested over the case of abuses related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the circulating information, about 1 dozen doctors of "Medline" medical center have been arrested.

ARMENPRESS reports, however, in the interests of the preliminary investigation, the Anti-corruption Committee did not provide any other information, adding that if necessary, they will provide details in the future.

Gevorg Simonyan, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, who held the position of Deputy Minister of Health in 2020-2022, is arrested in the sidelines of the criminal case. Babken Shahumyan, the director of "Medline" medical center, is also arrested.

Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Committee spread a message that Gevorg Simonyan, who held the position of Deputy Minister of Health in 2020-2022, being responsible for the distribution of state funding, having a personal relationship with the director of the "Medline" clinic, did not exercise sufficient control, as a result of which Babken Shahumyan embezzled around 120 million drams.