Fraud suspect wanted since 2014 extradited from Moscow![]() August 12, 2025 - 17:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, on August 9 a 47-year-old man was flown from Moscow to Yerevan under escort by the General Department of Criminal Police’s operational team. He had been wanted since June 30, 2014, by the Nor Nork division of the Community Police on charges under Article 178, Part 3, Point 1 of the former Armenian Criminal Code (fraud). His pre-trial detention measure is arrest. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news |