YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. Jailed ex-lawmaker Manvel Grigoryan, the retired army general charged with grand theft and embezzlement, has been taken to hospital for examination.

The Department of Corrections told ARMENPRESS that Grigoryan has been taken to the Nairi Medical Center in Yerevan.

Other details weren’t immediately clear.

Grigoryan, a former Member of Parliament, was stripped of immunity by parliament in June 2018 and placed under arrest in suspicion of illegal possession of firearms and grand theft.

At the time of his arrest Grigoryan also served as president of the Yerkrapah Union of Volunteers, but was later ousted by the board of the organization amid highly scandalous accusations.

Law enforcement agencies found a private zoo, a car collection, huge amounts of weapons and ammunition, as well as allegedly embezzled military supplies and donations in his compound. Grigoryan, however, denies any wrongdoing. 

He was released from custody on a 25,000,000 dram bail on December 21, 2018. His release sparked outrage in his hometown of Etchmiatsin.

Later in January he was placed under arrest again following a court decision.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan