Alexander Sargsyan, the brother of the third president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, has been charged with committing particularly large-scale fraud. This was reported to Iravaban.net by the National Security Service.

The accusation was made in the criminal case initiated in the National Security Service, under the 1st point of the 3rd part of the Article 178 of the Criminal Code.

The source states that if the case goes to court and a guilty verdict is handed down, Alexander Sargsyan faces 4-8 years in prison with or without confiscation of property, according to the aforementioned article of the Criminal Code.