An appeal will be filed against the court decision to arrest the Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia, Andranik Piloyan. His lawyer Tigran Sargsyan told about this to Armenian News-NEWS.am Friday.

A Yerevan general jurisdiction court had ruled Thursday that Piloyan be remanded in custody for two months.

The lawyer added that after this court decision, Piloyan was transferred to the Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary.

As reported earlier, charges have been brought against the Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia, and a motion to arrest him had been submitted to the court.

As per the respective statement issued Thursday by the Anti-Corruption Committee, the investigation into a criminal case revealed facts of bribery, aiding and abetting to it, abuse of office, embezzlement, as well as getting and giving illegal payment, and other abuses by some officials of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Minister of Emergency Situations Andranik Piloyan, his adviser, as well as more than 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are included in this criminal case.

Piloyan was charged and detained on Wednesday. On the same day, a motion was submitted to the court to remand him in custody.

Another eight people have been charged, and it was decided to remand five of them in custody.

Another 10 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are suspects along the lines of this criminal case, and a signature bond not to leave Armenia has been selected as their pretrial measure.

The criminal investigation continues.