Sedrak Kocharyan, the son of Armenia’s second president, Robert Kocharyan, has also been taken to the country’s Anti-Corruption Committee, according to Armenian media reports cited by Caliber.Az.
Meanwhile, law enforcement officers are continuing a search at the home of the former president.
Members of Robert Kocharyan’s family remain at the residence as the search continues.
The circumstances surrounding Sedrak Kocharyan’s transfer to the Anti-Corruption Committee have not been disclosed.
The Armenian Anti-Corruption Committee confirmed on August 25 that searches and other procedural actions were being conducted at several dozen addresses as part of a criminal investigation into alleged corruption-related offences.
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Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has been taken to the National Security Service (NSS), opposition lawmaker Anna Grigoryan reported on Tuesday, August 25, as anti-corruption authorities carried out widespread raids across the country.
By Tamilla Hasanova
