A search has been declared against Artyom Khachatrya, the second son of former chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Gagik Khachatryan. This is stated in the statement issued by the Khachatryans’ attorneys.

The statement particularly states the following: “On June 5, 2020, Armenian Times newspaper released an article stating that Head of the Investigation Department of the National Security Service of Armenia had told the newspaper that former chairman of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan’s son, co-founder of Galaxy Group Artyom Khachatryan is involved as an accused-on-trial under four articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia, arrest has been applied as a pre-trial measure against him and a search has been declared against him.

The attorneys inform that this procedure has been implemented by violation of the law and that they didn’t know about this. The attorneys also state that the previous searches against the Khachatryans had also been declared secretly.

We believe the only reason for implementing these procedures secretly is that the preliminary investigation body is well aware of the fact that they are unlawful and groundless. Through these procedures, citizen of Armenia Artyom Khachatryan and the Khachatryans’ attorneys have been deprived of the opportunity to become engaged in those procedures, to reveal the unlawful acts and speak out about them, as well as to protect Artyom Khachatryan’s rights.”