Criminal case opened over ex-Artsakh official's statements

The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into scandalous statements of Samvel Babayan, a former secretary of Artsakh’s Security Council.

In an interview to the Public TV Company in September, Babayan accused Artsakh’s current and former leaders of surrendering the country to Azerbaijan.

The case was opened under two articles of Armenia’s Criminal Code, including Article 550 (military negligence) and Article 545 (abandonment or surrender of military equipment or other means of warfare to the enemy), the law enforcement agency said.

No one has yet been charged as part of the probe.