YEREVAN. – The National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has exposed a case of high treason, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the NSS.

Accordingly, it was found that a contract soldier of an Armenian military unit had gotten acquainted with a member of foreign special services through social media, was recruited by him, and kept in contact with him from January to June, during which he provided to this member of foreign special services state and confidential information about his military unit—and in exchange for payment..

This Armenian citizen has been detained within the framework of the criminal proceedings launched at the NSS Investigative Department, and he confessed to carrying out the aforesaid act.

He has been charged.

And a petition has been submitted to the court to have him remanded in custody.