Karen Khachatryan, nephew of former chairman of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan, will be released on bail (nearly AMD 20,000,000) upon a court decision today. This is what Khachatryan’s attorney Amram Makinyan told reporters today.

The National Security Service had filed a motion with the court to extend the Khachatryan’s term of custody for two months, and Khachatryan’s attorney had petitioned to release him on bail.

“This decision comes a little late, but it was the right decision,” the attorney said and stressed that there were no grounds to keep Karen Khachatryan in custody.

Karen Khachatryan held the office of head of the Internal Security Department of the State Revenue Committee and is charged with squander in particularly large amounts.

His uncle, former chairman of the State Revenue Committee and ex-finance minister Gagik Khachatryan, is also charged within the scope of the same criminal case, and the court is currently considering the motion for detention as a pre-trial measure.