Former head of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Gagik Khachatryan has the status of accused-on-trial in the criminal case being investigated by the Special Investigation Service. The criminal case concerns the fertilizers that were granted to villagers for affordable prices through a state subsidization program. Months ago, Khachatryan and former Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan were charged under this case.

Spokesperson of the Special Investigation Service Marina Ohanjanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that, within the scope of the criminal case being investigated by the Special Investigation Service, Khachatryan is charged with organizing squander in particularly large amounts.

Ohanjanyan also said AMD 800,000,000 in the criminal case under investigation has been recovered and the preliminary investigation continues.

Today it was announced that the Investigation Department of the Special Investigation Service has also instituted a criminal case in relation to squander in particularly large amounts and misuse of official position on the part of Gagik Khachatryan. During a conversation with journalists, Director of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan declared that the criminal case regarding Gagik Khachatryan and instituted by the Special Investigation Service may be joined to the criminal case instituted by the National Security Service and will be investigated under one proceeding.