Former mayor of Yerevan and ex-chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia Robert Nazaryan has been detained within the framework of a criminal case under investigation by the Special Investigation Service (SIS); this information was confirmed by the SIS in response to Armenian News-NEWS.am's inquiry, noting that the details will be announced soon.
To note, according to press reports, as per sources in the law enforcement system, before being detained, Nazaryan was asked to testify against the third president, Serzh Sargsyan, along the lines of a criminal case, promising to stop the criminal prosecution against him.
According to the same source, Robert Nazaryan, however, rejected, claiming that the testimony did not correspond to reality and he could not sign it.