A court in Yerevan has granted a motion filed by the Investigative Committee to remand former Artsakh army commander Mikayel Arzumanyan in pre-trial custody, his lawyer Yerem Sargsyan said on Thursday.
“As expected, the court fulfilled its mission and arrested Mikayel Arzumanyan. The show continues,” he wrote on Facebook.
Lieutenant-General Arzumanyan, who has been charged with criminal negligence during the 2020 Artsakh war, currently serves as an advisor to the Artsakh president.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Investigative Committee claimed that Arzumanyan failed to properly perform his official duties after being appointed as commander of the Artsakh Defense Army on October 27, which led to “severe consequences”.
The law enforcement agency particularly blamed him for the capture of the town of Shushi by Azerbaijani forces, which left many Armenian soldiers dead and wounded.
