NEW ORDER IN ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN’S CASE
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[07:21 pm] 12 September, 2007
Today the RA General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan revealed some details
of the criminal case against the former RA Minister of Foreign Minister
Alexander Arzumanyan.
The Prosecutor announced that 20 thousand US dollars were transferred
to each bank account of 9 persons. He added that if Arzumanyan’s
friend sent the money as assistance, he would not have transferred
it to henchmen and would not pay them for their service.
Aghvan Hovsepyan informed that this fact was confirmed by the
"henchmen", and the fact that false bank transferring was carried
out was confirmed by the employees of the bank. He also noted that
the National Security Service started the action against Alexander
Arzumanyan. They organized the secret hearings and the evidences
served ground for accusation.
The precautionary measures were not connected with Arzumanyan’s
innocence. The investigation was over and he could not hamper it
any more.
Heghine Bisharyan, a deputy asked why they could not release the
chief editor of "Time-Yerevan" Arman Babajanyan. Aghvan Hovsepyan
pointed out that Babajanyan was accused of avoiding military service by
falsifying documents and the verdict of the court that was already in
force. The crime was committed when Babajanyan’s mother worked in the
RA President’s office and abusing her position, she ensured that the
submitted documents were true, that is to say "in the documents his
friend’s wife was presented as Babajanyan’s wife, and his children as
Babajanyan’s children. Fortunately, that woman arrived in Armenia and
it was found out that she had only one husband, meaning Babajanyan’s
friend and the children belonged to them".
Mr Babajanyan may not be released, since according to the verdict he
has to serve the sentence.