Ex-Chairman of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee detained

Law enforcement agencies in Armenia have detained the Former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee, Vardan Harutyunyan, according to the country’s Anti-Corruption Committee, Report informs via Armenian media outlets.

Harutyunyan is accused of participating in illegal entrepreneurial activities and money laundering.

Currently, the Anti-Corruption Court is considering a petition for Harutyunyan's arrest.

Harutyunyan served as State Revenue Committee chief from 2016 to 2018, and before that, he was the Director General of Gazprom Armenia.