Armenian special service to investigate ex-president’s foreign citizenship issue

The Armenian National Security Service will investigate the issue of foreign citizenship of President Armen Sarkissian, who resigned on 24 January.

The Armenian Prosecutor-General's Office has submitted a proposal to the National Security Service to this end, Report informs, citing Sputnik Armenia.

Rumors are rife around that Armen Sarkissian is a citizen of the small Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean.

In March 2021, 53 lawyers submitted a report to the prosecutor's office regarding the concealment of Sarkissian's dual citizenship. It was stated that Armen Sarkissian was a citizen of the United Kingdom for at least 10 years from 2003 to 2012, and was elected the Armenian president on March 2, 2018, although Armenia rejected his application for citizenship for the last six years. Had the UK revoked his citizenship until March 1, 2012, he could have been elected president.