MOSCOW. – On Thursday hearings started on the criminal case of the Armenian Embassy employee Arthur Varzhapetyan’s daughter kidnap attempt.

The accused on the case are Sergey Arisov and Georgi Ivanov, RIA Novosti reports adding Arisov has arranged to demand €10 million as redemption. Both were arrested during the attempt of carrying out their criminal plan.

To note, the current hearings are re-litigation of the criminal case. Last spring Arisov was sentenced for 10 years in jail, while Ivanov for 14.5 years. However, the sentence was cancelled and the case is re-investigated.