According to Armenian News-NEWS.am, there is still no accused or suspect in the new criminal case which the Special Investigation Service (SIS) has launched on the basis of reports by an ORSIS company representative.

The two criminal cases being investigated at the SIS have been merged into one proceeding, and the respective investigation is underway.

Factor.am reported that Deputy Minister of Defense Makar Ghambaryan is mentioned in the ORSIS criminal case.

As reported earlier, a new criminal case has been opened in Armenia on the fact that a Defense Ministry employee hindered the work of a lawyer representing the interests of the Russian arms company ORSIS in Armenia, RIA Novosti reported referring to a source.

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