My concern was based on the concerns of the employees of the State Non-Commercial Organization renovating the governmental mansions, and the State Supervision Service launched inspections based on those concerns. This is what Chief of Staff of the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia Eduard Aghajanyan said during the “Facebook press conference” show aired on RFE/RL, responding to the question regarding the alleged misuse during renovation of the first governmental mansion in which the Prime Minister’s family lives and the link of this misuse to MP Hrachya Hakobyan.

“I personally addressed the State Supervision Service since alleged risks of spending more than the required amount were noticed. The results of the inspections of the State Supervision Service confirmed my concerns, and I urged to send the case to law-enforcement authorities, and it was sent to them. There was a report on AMD 250,000,000, but I must say that the number is exaggerated since the amount of expenditures might have been less. As far as Hrachya Hakobyan is concerned, this is another absurd idea disseminated by a media outlet. Hrachya Hakobyan has nothing to do with the case, including with the contractor company,” Aghajanyan said.