Yerevan court refuses to release ex-defense minister
The Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan has rejected a request to release Armenia’s former Defense Minister David Tonoyan from custody, his lawyer Sergey Hovhannisyan told 24News on Wednesday.
At the previous court hearing, Tonoyan’s legal team filed a motion to the court to free him given that 11 out of 15 witnesses in the case had already been questioned.
“The court has denied the motion," Hovhannisyan said, unveiling plans to challenge the decision in a higher court.
Tonoyan was arrested in 2021 on fraud and embezzlement charges related to purchases of faulty weaponry and ammunition for Armenia's armed forces.
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