ARMENIA’S FORMER ROAD POLICE CHIEF CLAIMS BEING SINGLED OUT BY FORMER POLICE CHIEF

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February 24, 2012 | 14:20

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan
reconfirmed his statement that the singling out against him is being
carried out upon the instruction by former Police Chief Alik Sargsyan.

And capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction
Court commenced Friday’s hearing into Ohanyan’s case with the
publicizing of the case documents, specifically the confrontation
records.

Margar Ohanyan is charged with abuse of official position and
large-scale embezzlement of property, and he is under custody since
August 30. If found guilty, he could face up to twelve years in prison.

In his capacity as Armenia’s Road Police Chief, Margar Ohanyan is
charged with appropriating 574,420 liters of gasoline, which was
allocated to the Road Police, and thus with causing the state damages
worth 160 million drams (approx. US$ 420,000). Along with Margaryan,
Police Force personnel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ara Levonyan, and Samvel
Makhmuryan are also defendants in this case.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress