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Former Armenian Defense Minister's detention term extended

Headlines 15:06 29 Nov, 2021

Former Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan was detained for embezzling nearly $4.7 million

Former Armenian Defense Minister's detention term extended

Former Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan's detention has been extended for another two months, said former Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Hovhannisyan, Qazet.az informs.

According to him, the court viewed the case of David Tonoyan's arrest within three days. The decision was published on November 27.

On September 30, David Tonoyan, who held the post of Defense Minister in 2018-2020, was detained by the National Security Service for embezzling nearly $4.7 million.