Armenia's ex-President Kocharyan arrested: crackdown on most powerful Putin ally
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Allegations of corruption and the role of former heads of state The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia is investigating the suspicion that state assets were sold illegally and under market value to private companies during Kocharyan’s term from 1998 to 2008. Robert Kocharyan (left) and Putin (right) in 2006. © IMAGO / ITAR-TASS The raids came less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Nikol Paschinjan clashed violently in parliament with Kocharyan’s younger son Levon, who belongs to the father’s block.
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Allegations of corruption and the role of former heads of state The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia is investigating the suspicion that state assets were sold illegally and under market value to private companies during Kocharyan’s term from 1998 to 2008.
according to Frankfurter Rundschau +1Robert Kocharyan (left) and Putin (right) in 2006. © IMAGO / ITAR-TASS The raids came less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Nikol Paschinjan clashed violently in parliament with Kocharyan’s younger son Levon, who belongs to the father’s block.
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