Court session in the case of Gagik Khachatryan postponed

ArmInfo.The court session on the case of the former chairman of the State Revenue Committee, former RA Minister of Finance Gagik Khachatryan and his nephew Karen  Khachatryan, scheduled for August 25, has been postponed. According to the court's office, the court hearings were postponed  until August 26 based on Gagik Khachatryan's statement. It should be reminded that Karen Khachatryan, who previously held the  position of head of the internal security department of the KGD, is  accused of large-scale embezzlement, and Gagik Khachatryan is accused  of abuse of office and large-scale embezzlement. Both of them were  detained and then arrested at the end of August last year. According  to preliminary information, employees were registered in the KGD, who  were paid salaries, but who did not actually go to work. Gagik Khachatryan was charged under clause 3 of part 2 of article 308  (abuse of office, entailing serious consequences by negligence),  clause 1 of part 3 of article 179 (embezzlement or embezzlement on an  especially large scale), clause 1 of part 3 of article 38-179, clause  2 part 4 of article 311 (bribe taking), point 1 of part 3 of article  38-190 and part 1 of article 314 (official forgery) of the RA  Criminal Code.  Karen Khachatryan is charged under paragraph 1 of  part 3 of Article 179 (embezzlement or embezzlement on an especially  large scale) and part 1 of Article 314 (official forgery) of the RA  Criminal Code.