Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan banned from leaving country

Former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has been banned from leaving the country, Report informs, citing Aysor, which refers to a statement by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia.

A preventive measure in the form of a travel ban has been imposed on Sargsyan.

The portal notes that charges have already been brought against Sargsyan.

"As part of the same criminal proceedings investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee, charges were also brought against the former President of the Republic of Armenia S.S. under Part 2 of Article 308 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia adopted on April 18, 2003 (corresponding to Point 5 of Part 2 of Article 441 of the current Criminal Code)," the committee noted.

Serzh Sargsyan was charged within the framework of a criminal case initiated against the country's second president, Robert Kocharyan, who faces charges on three counts of abuse of official authority, two counts of receiving particularly large bribes, and four counts of particularly large-scale money laundering.