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YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS. A Yerevan court on Monday sentenced the former Chairman of the Urban Development Committee Vahagn Vermishyan to 8 years imprisonment on corruption charges denied by him.
Vermishyan’s lawyer Alexander Kochubayev told reporters that his client will appeal the verdict to a higher court, while a complaint has already been filed to the European court concerning his remand.
Vermishyan has been remanded in pre-trial detention since early 2020.
He is accused of bribery and abuse of power.
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