YEREVAN.- Armenian Prosecutor General's office submitted a cassation appeal in connection with the refusal of the Court of Appeal to re-examine the decision of the First Instance Court and to arrest the  former Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan.

On December 12, 2018 several criminal charges were filed against Gevorgyan; they are: taking a very large bribe by an official, committing very large-scale money laundering, and aiding in breaching Armenia’s constitutional order.