YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. Former Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan is wanted by law enforcement agencies, the Prosecutor-General’s Office said.

Sargsyan, who was Defense Minister from 2016 to 2018, is suspected of violating the rules and regulations of the military housing program during his tenure and ordering respective officials to include 26 handpicked servicemembers, as well as three other individuals in the program who were otherwise either ineligible or behind the waiting list.

The Prosecutor-General’s office had earlier said that Sargsyan’s actions “caused significant damage to the rights and legal interests of persons, as well as the legal interests of the state, by negligently causing grave consequences.”

Five members of the Defense Ministry’s Central Housing Commission are also facing indictments in the case.

Sargsyan is charged with abuse of power. A court issued an arrest warrant for Sargsyan on February 10.

He denies wrongdoing.