Yerevan court denies bail for Manvel Grigoryan
The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction under presiding judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan, fully rejected on Tuesday another defense motion of the attorneys of Manvel Grigoryan, a retired Armenian army general and a former Republican lawmaker facing various criminal charges from custody on bail pending the outcome of his trial
Grigoryan’s lawyers had numerously requested the court to release the former lawmaker on bail, citing his poor health condition. The court hearing will resume on September 3.
To remind, the former lawmaker is charged with embezzlement of army supplies and illegal procurement and possession of firearms and ammunition in large quantities in a prior agreement with his wife, son and several other individuals, tax evasion and extortion.