Prosecutor General’s Office seeks consent to lift Tsarukyan’s immunity

Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has submitted a motion to the Central Election Commission seeking consent to strip Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan of immunity and initiate criminal proceedings against him, the CEC said.

On June 9, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced that public criminal prosecution had been initiated against businessman and Prosperous Armenia Party Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan on charges of tax evasion on an especially large scale.

A travel restriction prohibiting him from leaving his place of residence without authorization was imposed as a preventive measure.