Margar Ohanyan pleads not guilty.

During Monday’s trial of Margar Ohanyan, Armenia’s former Road Police Chief, which was held at capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court, the latter rejected Ohanyan’s legal attorney’s motion to either release Ohanyan on bail, or to commute his restraint order. 

During the session, Margar Ohanyan pleaded not guilty, whereas Ara Levonyan and Samvel Makhmuryan pleaded guilty, while Stepan Karakhanyan refused to answer the questions. 

The Court adjourned until January 13.

As LURER.com informed earlier, along with Margar Ohanyan, Police Force personnel Stepan Karakhanyan, Ara Levonyan, and Samvel Makhmuryan are standing trial, too. Ohanyan is charged with abuse of official position and large-scale embezzlement of property, and he is under custody since August 30. If found guilty, he could face up to 12 years in prison. In his capacity as Armenia’s Road Police Chief, Margar Ohanyan appropriated 574,420 liters of gasoline, which was allocated to the Road Police, and thus he caused the state damages worth 160 million drams (approx. US$ 420,000).