YEREVAN. – Zhoghovurd newspaper of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes: RA former Chief of Police Vladimir Gasparyan, who is accused in a criminal case under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Committee, has left Armenia.

According to the accusation, the lieutenant general, who has held high positions in the law enforcement system for 18 years, has legalized the more than 2 billion drams—or 4 million [US] dollars—he received through criminal means.

The former police chief signed a statement not to leave the country, but on January 18 the Prosecutor's Office had announced that the Prosecutor General's Office (…) had sent, with relevant instructions, Vladimir Gasparyan's case back for further investigation.

And while the Anti-Corruption Committee is conducting an additional investigation, and even more, another criminal case against the RA former Chief of Police is being examined in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan, the judicial system allows Gasparyan to leave the country.

According to Zhoghovurd daily’s information, Vladimir Gasparyan has left the country and is in Moscow. We tried to find out the information from the RA Prosecutor General's Office where in response they informed [that] in the case on V. Gasparyan, the court has upheld the motion of the defense to temporarily lift the exit restriction on him in order to go abroad for [medical] treatment. During the discussion of the motion in court, the prosecutor objected to—disagreed with—it.