YEREVAN. - Armenia’s former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan reconfirmed his statement that the singling out against him is being carried out upon the instruction by former Police Chief Alik Sargsyan. 

And capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court commenced Friday’s hearing into Ohanyan’s case with the publicizing of the case documents, specifically the confrontation records.  

Margar Ohanyan is charged with abuse of official position and large-scale embezzlement of property, and he is under custody since August 30. If found guilty, he could face up to twelve years in prison.

In his capacity as Armenia’s Road Police Chief, Margar Ohanyan is charged with appropriating 574,420 liters of gasoline, which was allocated to the Road Police, and thus with causing the state damages worth 160 million drams (approx. US$ 420,000). Along with Margaryan, Police Force personnel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ara Levonyan, and Samvel Makhmuryan are also defendants in this case.

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