Vazgen Khachikyan did not accept the accusation

In the today’s hearing of the case of large scale embezzlement in the sphere of social security, the former head of State Social Security Service Vazgen Khachikyan announced that he does not accept the presented accusations. Lawyer by profession, the defendant claimed that he did not understand the nature of the proposed official fraud charge.

The prosecutor Hovhannes Yenoqyan said that according to indictment, large scale embezzlement with the organized group was implemented by V.Khachikyan, with the distribution of the role and income of each of the defendants. Group, according to the prosecutor, implemented actions directed at common goal, accompanied by official fraud in the pension’s payment lists.

That reasoning also didn’t satisfy V.Khachikyan. He announced that even though he did not understand the nature of the accusation, in future, in the scope of examination of testimonies, he will give his assessment and will prove his innocence, even if he is not obliged to do that, the prosecution has to prove him guilty.

Yerevan Kentron and Norq-Marash court of first instance, presided by Judge Mkhitar Papoyan, directed the attention of the prosecution on the announcement of the defense and offered to present the accusation of the official fraud in a more understandable way, Factinfor reports.