On 25 April, a petition with request to change the measure of restraint detention of the Former Head of Vanadzor Community was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Criminal Court. Presiding Judge Sargis Dadoyan.

According to Iravaban.net, Attorney Artak Voskanyan said at yesterday’s session that all written evidence in this case had been examined, all witnesses had been interrogated, and under these conditions, the basis for keeping Mamiko Aslanyan in custody have become pointless.

“Taking into account the fact that there is no longer the circumstance of exerting illegal influence on the witnesses in the case, due to the absence of such witnesses, I am petitioning to cancel the order of measure of restraint applied to Mamikon Aslanyan, the arrest, and to choose a measure of restraint “signature not to leave”” the defender said.

According to Voskanyan, even the use of bail becomes meaningless, but if the Court makes such a decision, the possibility of choosing the use of bail as a measure of restraint will be made the subject of examination. The amount of bail: 2 million drams.

Today, on 26 April, Presiding Judge Sargis Dadoyan published the final part of the decision on the petition. The Court decided to reject Mamikon Aslanyan’s motion to change the measure of restraint.

Notably, Mamikon Aslanyan is accused of expropriating Vanadzor lands by making false documents during his tenure. According to the indictment, Suren Abovyan helped Vanadzor Community Head Mamikon Aslanyan, who is an official, to exceed the official powers and commit official forgery.