YEREVAN. – The Investigative Committee of Armenia has launched proceedings along the lines of the criminal case which the Prosecutor General’s Office has filed into the exceeding of official power.

The recording of a telephonic conversation between National Security Service Director Artur Vanetsyan and Special Investigation Service Head Sasun Khachatryan was disseminated Tuesday by electronic media, the investigative Committee reported.

Considering that the disseminations and the recording contain data on exceeding of official power, the attorney general’s office has filed a criminal case and forwarded it to the Investigative Committee. 

Preliminary investigation into this criminal case is in progress.