Retired Armenian general charged with money laundering

Retired top Armenian military officer Grigory Khachaturov has been charged with money laundering through real estate, the Prosecutor-General’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The law enforcement authorities claim Major-General Khachaturov committed the alleged crime during his tenure as the commander of a military unit from 2006 to 2010.

He has been detained amid an ongoing probe into the case, the office said.