Prosecutor General to appeal release of general Manvel Grigoryan
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office will appeal the ruling by the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, releasing former MP retired general Manvel Grigoryan on bail.
“I want to assure that the Prosecutor General’s Office will appeal against a decision of the Court of General Jurisdiction for being unsubstantial,” Aide to the Prosecutor General Gor Abrahamyan wrote on Facebook.
Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction released Grigoryan on a bail of 25 million drams on Friday. Grigoryan’s released sparked protests in Grigoryan’s hometown Echmiadzin.
with the protesting crowd blocking up the traffic on the Yerevan-Armavir highway’s access to the town.
To remind, Manvel Grigoryan is charged with embezzling army supplies and illegally possessing firearms after security agents raided his Etchmiadzin villa to discover and confiscate large quantities of illegally stored weapons, explosives and cars, including military vehicles.