Former Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense was accused of attempt to seize power

  22 September 2016    Read: 1445
Former Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense was accused of attempt to seize power
The investigating body submitted new allegations about Vaan Shirkhanya, Former Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense, Shirkhanyan’s defender Hayk Alumyan told, AzVision.az reports citing the Armenian media.
`New clause is added. He is accused of preparation to seize power. However, any evidence is provided to toughen the charges` the lawyer said.

Vaan Shirkhanyan was arrested on December 21, 2015 was arrested in a criminal case on armed grouping, which was led, according to investigators, by Arthur Vartanyan, the head of the organization "Armenian Shield". In November 2015, in Yerevan, the police started to detain suspects in the case.

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