YEREVAN. – Armenia’s former Chief of Police, advisor to the president Alik Sargsyan rejected the statements by the former Chief of Road Police Margar Ohanyan that he had allegedly discredited him.  

Sargsyan claimed Ohanyan’s words do not correspond to reality and he had never pursued him, he told Radio Liberty.

Ohanyan stated that Sargsyan has told him to apologize, which Sargsyan claims is also not true.

As for the question that Sargsyan has not responded to Ohanyan’s phone calls, he said he had never called, just once he did it to report on work. Moreover, Sargsyan has no reason to decline calls of his employees.

Asked if Sargsyan would like to see Ohanyan in freedom, he said let the law should rule the issue.

To note, Ohanyan claimed in the court that Sargsyan makes personal revenge, after some disagreements rose between them. Ohanyan is charged with having appropriated 557,000 liters of petroleum.