Manvel Grigoryan`s lawyer Arsen Mkrtchyan denied rumors that his  client had left for Artsakh

ArmInfo. The information that Manvel Grigoryan is in Artsakh is not true. The lawyer of General Manvel Grigoryan Arsen Mkrtchyan wrote about this on January 12 on  his Facebook page, refuting the information that appeared in the  media that his client had left for Artsakh.

 "Rumors that Grigoryan is in Artsakh are a lie. The last time I saw  him yesterday at 11:35pm and spoke to him this morning at about  9:30am. Another provocative lie did not work again," the lawyer said.

To note, for the second day in a row the residents of Echmiadzin  continue to protest against the decision of the court on release on  bail of Manvel Grigoryan. The protest rally takes place at the  beginning of the highway leading to the Zvartonots airport.

To recall, the court of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan   on the evening of December 21 decided to release on bail of General   Manvel Grigoryan on bail of 25 million drams. He was charged under   two articles: illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and the   appropriation of food and supplies intended for the Armed Forces. At   the end of November, the arrested general appealed to the government,   announcing his readiness to transfer to the state the territory of  the Ankalich farm that belongs to him in the Aknalich community,   costing about 6 billion drams. Lawyer Arsen Mkrtchyan urged not to   consider this step as an attempt to pay off. After the court issued a   decision on the release of Grigoryan on bail, the inhabitants of   Echmiadzin blocked Grigoryan's entry into the city, thus expressing   his attitude towards him.  On December 22, Acting , Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan addressing  this topic stated that he did not  understand the grounds on which the  court's decision to release  Manvel Grigoryan on bail was made. At the  same time, according to  Pashinyan, he understands the discontent of  people protesting  against the decision of the court. "Holding a  protest is the right  of citizens," he said.  Protests were also held  in Yerevan. Further,  the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia filed  an appeal against  the decision of the court of general jurisdiction to release General  Manvel Grigoryan on bail.