Armenian court rejects petition to arrest Russian citizen on U.S. requestAugust 29, 2016 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court in Yerevan, Armenia on Monday, August 29 rejected a petition by the Prosecutor’s office to temporarily imprison a Russian citizen who was detained at Zvartnots international airport following his arrival in Armenia. He was set free by the court. Russian computer programmer Sergey Mironov was detained in Yerevan on Friday for alleged money laundering and illegal transfer of military technology, despite having no Interpol record. Mironov’s arrest was made following a U.S. government request. His lawyer, Russia-based Karen Nersisyan said the defendant knew nothing about accusations he was charged with. Mironov was arrested by Armenian security forces after arriving in Yerevan with his wife, Mironov’s lawyer in Russia, Karen Nersesyan, said, according to RT. After the arrest, he was moved to solitary confinement in Yerevan. “Mironov was vaguely told that he was being arrested per U.S. request, where he is wanted for alleged money laundering crimes worth $50,000,” Nersesyan said. Nersesyan describes the request as “very strange,” since Interpol has no record of Mironov in its international database. Moreover, no one at his work in Moscow is aware of any pending charges against him. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |