YEREVAN. – Zhirayr Karapetyan, representative of the aggrieved party, took the floor at Friday’s trial of Margar Ohanyan, Armenia’s former Road Police Chief.

Karapetyan noted that, during his term in office at the Road Police, no complaints were submitted concerning a lack of gasoline for the Road Police vehicles.

To note, the trial of Margar Ohanyan resumed Friday at capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court. Along with Margaryan, the other defendants, namely Stepan Karakhanyan, Ara Levonyan, and Samvel Makhmuryan are also at the hearing.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, along with Margar Ohanyan, Police Force personnel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ara Levonyan, and Samvel Makhmuryan are standing trial, too. Ohanyan is charged with abuse of official position and large-scale embezzlement of property, and he is under custody since August 30. If found guilty, he could face up to 12 years in prison. In his capacity as Armenia’s Road Police Chief, Margar Ohanyan appropriated 574,420 liters of gasoline, which was allocated to the Road Police, and thus he caused the state damages worth 160 million drams (approx. US$ 420,000).