Lawyer: The investigation revealed no evidence of Manvel Grigoryan stealing food destined for the army

Arminfo, Armenia
April 4 2019
Tatevik Shahunyan

ArmInfo.In the case concerning the retired general, the former deputy Manvel Grigoryan, there are no materials concerning the theft of food intended for the army, there is also no evidence to that effect. The lawyer of Grigorian Arsen Mkrtchyan stated this in an interview with journalists."Consequently, the charge of embezzling food for the army by Grigorian is not confirmed," the lawyer said. According to him, access to the territory where weapons and ammunition, food and other supplies intended for the army were found was open to many. 

"According to my information, food and weapons discovered by the  National Security Service were deliberately brought into the territory by a third person, and Grigoryan did not know anything about it," the lawyer assured.At the same time, Mkrtchyan positively assessed the work of the National Security Service, which discovered all this in Grigorian's warehouses.

 "The National Security Service worked brilliantly, she had  operational information, she took measures and discovered illegal weapons, ammunition, vehicles and food. She made the appropriate conclusion about the theft, and then the case was transferred to Special Investigation Service," the lawyer said.He also said that as a result of treatment in a civilian hospital, Grigorian's health condition somewhat improved.Grigoryan was arrested on charges of embezzlement and embezzlement on a particularly large scale, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition. The investigation of the Grigorian case is completed, the trial will begin shortly. Grigoryan, meanwhile, expressed a desire to donate land owned by him to the state, worth several million dollars.

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