On December 30, the Criminal Court of Appeal will announce the decision on the pre-trial measure for former Prosecutor General of Armenia Gevorg Kostanyan, as reported Kostanyan’s attorney Gevorg Gevorgyan.

Kostanyan’s attorneys have appealed the decision of the first instance court to detain Kostanyan.

On September 25, the Special Investigation Service issued a statement on bringing a charge against ex-police chief Alik Sargsyan, and Gevorg Kostanyan and ex-police chief Gevorg Mheryan were also mentioned in the charge.

Gevorg Kostanyan was involved as an accused-on-trial for misuse of official position that has entailed grave consequences, inciting commission of official fraud, inciting concealment of grave or particularly grave crime and inciting falsification of evidence under criminal case regarding grave or particularly grave crime.