Investigative Committee of Armenia opens criminal case against Vitaly Balasanyan

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case against Vitaly Balasanyan, the 'former secretary of the security council' of the former so-called organization in Karabakh, on the fact of illegal possession of weapons, said Gor Abrahamyan, press secretary of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, Report informs, citing Armenia Today.

According to him, Balasanyan handed over the Makarov pistol.

Abrahamyan said that a criminal case has been opened against him on the charge of illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, sending, or carrying of weapons. The maximum penalty for this case is 3 years of imprisonment.