Former Armenian senior commander charged with money laundering

Maj-Gen Grigory Khachaturov, the former commander of the Armenian Armed Forces' 3rd Army Corps, is facing criminal charges.

Based on factual data obtained by the National Security Service's Investigative Department, Khachaturov, who held the position of commander of a military unit from 2006 to 2010, is charged with legitimising criminally acquired real estate (money laundering) on a particularly large scale through abuse of official position, Caliber.Az reports, citing the press service of the Armenian Prosecutor-General's Office.

Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court will consider a petition for his arrest, the report adds.