Ex-army general Manvel Grigoryan released on bail

The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction ruled on Friday to change the measure of restraint imposed on Manvel Grigoryan, a retired general of the Armenian army and a former Republican lawmaker.

Being under pre-trial arrest, he was released on a bail of 25 million drams. 

On 19 June, the Yerevan court ruled to arrest Grigoryan, who had earlier been stripped of his parliamentary immunity.

He is charged with embezzling army supplies and illegally possessing firearms after security agents raided his Etchmiadzin villa to discover and confiscate large quantities of illegally stored weapons, explosives and cars, including military vehicles.

The findings also include canned and preserved food labelled “Not for Sale: Soldier’s Ration”, as well as clothing, hygiene items and medicine donated to servicemen during the 2016 April war. 

A private zoo and a large car collection were also found during the search of his compound.