YEREVAN. – The indictment against former MP and businessman Aleksan Petrosyan has been confirmed and the case has been sent to court. Arevik Khachatryan, Head of the Public Relations Division of the Prosecutor's Office of Armenia, confirmed this news to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Khachatryan also noted that attorney Mihran Poghosyan's motion to commute Petrosyan's pretrial measure was denied.

As reported earlier, Aleksan Petrosyan was arrested in connection with a criminal case filed against former Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan. His son, Makar Petrosyan, was also arrested, but was released some time later.

Aleksan Petrosyan is accused of assisting in money laundering.

The Special Investigation Service, however, makes no comment on the case of Aleksan Petrosyan and his son.