Georgian justice minister signed documents to extradite Armenian businessman Ashot Sukiasyan who is involved in an offshore scandal.  

According to Armenian Prosecutor's Office,  the businessman will  be handed over to the Armenian police.

Sukiasyan was caught on January 31, in Georgian capital city Tbilisi, with the assistance of the Interpol National Central Bureau in Armenia and as a result of cooperation with the Georgian law enforcement. 

The scandal broke out after Armenian media outlet wrote that Tigran Sargsyan, Archbishop Navasard Kjoyan, and “jeweler” Ashot Sukiasyan are shareholders in an offshore company called Wlispera Holdings Limited, which is registered in Cyprus. Sargsyan and Kjoyan, however, have denied their involvement in such a company.

The Armenian General Investigation Department had laid charges on Sukiasyan, and on the grounds of committing fraud, causing property damage, and legalizing criminally-earned income. Arrest was set as his restraining order.