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Prosecutors seek confiscation of Aghvan Vardanyan's property and money

Justice. Photo: 23artashes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
Photo: 23artashes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

The Anti-Corruption Court has accepted for proceedings a lawsuit by the Prosecutor General's Office seeking confiscation of property belonging to MP and former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Aghvan Vardanyan and persons affiliated with him. Prosecutors are seeking the confiscation of 3 real estate properties, a car, stakes in 3 companies, 2 bank deposits and around 235 million drams. According to the prosecutors, these assets are of illegal origin.

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  2. News.am (Opposition)
  3. CivilNet (Balanced)
  4. Tert.am (Opposition)
  5. Infocom (Balanced)
  6. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  7. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  8. 24news.am (Opposition)
  9. Hetq (Balanced)
  10. Factor (Balanced)
  11. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  12. Ararat News (Balanced)
  13. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  14. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  15. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  16. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  17. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  18. 1in.am (Balanced)
  19. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  20. Mediahub (Opposition)
  21. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  22. Hayeli (Opposition)
  23. FreeNews (Pro-government)
  24. Panorama (Opposition)
  25. Politik.am (Opposition)
  26. Aravot (Balanced)
  27. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  28. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  29. Iravunk (Opposition)

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