Ex-chief of Urban Development Committee sentenced to 8 years in prison in graft case

YEREVAN, MAY 15, ARMENPRESS. A Yerevan court on Monday sentenced the former Chairman of the Urban Development Committee Vahagn Vermishyan to 8 years imprisonment on corruption charges denied by him.

Vermishyan’s lawyer Alexander Kochubayev told reporters that his client will appeal the verdict to a higher court, while a complaint has already been filed to the European court concerning his remand.

Vermishyan has been remanded in pre-trial detention since early 2020.

He is accused of bribery and abuse of power.