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YEREVAN. – Former Karabakh defense minister Samvel Babayan has been interrogated, his lawyer Avetis Kalashyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The lawyer said Babayan believes that suspicion is groundless. Former Karabakh official said that he had no relation to that incident.

Babayan was detained on Wednesday within a criminal case of an attempted smuggling of Igla missile system into Armenia from Georgia. Another two people were detained within the same case.

During the interrogation, Babayan said he does not know other detainees.

“Based on the interests of the defendant and in accordance with the principle of confidentiality, at the moment I cannot add anything,” the lawyer said.

According to him, Samvel Babayan has not been charged yet. The grounds for detention are also unknown.

Asked whether Samvel Babayan shared the opinion of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc about the political implications of his detention, the lawyer stated:  “Neither I, nor Mr. Babayan have any grounds to make such statements”.  

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