Former Armenian FM’s Appeal on Decision to Launch Criminal Lawsuit Denied

During its closed session on Monday, Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Central and Nork Marash Administrative Regions’ General Jurisdiction Court denied the petition by attorney Tigran Atanesyan, who represents The Civilitas Foundation’s founder, former FM, and currently Prosperous Armenia Party MP Vardan Oskanian.

To note, Oskanian’s lawyer was appealing the investigator’s decision to open a criminal lawsuit by the National Security Service (NSS). And Oskanian is a witness in this case.

To remind you, on May 25 the NSS Department of Investigation launched a criminal lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas Foundation, and Vardan Oskanian is mentioned in this connection.