Former Armenian deputy PM arrested

  19 December 2015    Read: 1492
Former Armenian deputy PM arrested
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Vahan Shirkhanyan was detained, AzVision.az reports citing the Armenian National Security Service (NSS).
Shirkhanyan was arrested Dec. 18.

The NSS said he is “suspected of involvement in a criminal group, where he played a certain role and had specific instructions.”

A criminal group that intended to commit grave crimes in Yerevan was arrested by NSS on November 25. Regarding the criminal case, 25 persons have been arrested.

Vahan Shirkhanyan served as first deputy of Armenia’s defense minister and deputy prime minister in 1995-1999.

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