Man arriving from Karabakh detained in Armenia on suspicion of espionage

A man who has recently arrived in Goris from Karabakh has been detained in Armenia on charges of espionage, spokesperson for the Investigative Committee of Armenia Gor Abrahamyan said, without giving any details, Report informs.

The detained Sarkis Galstyan, with the assistance of the ICRC, arrived in Armenia with his wife from Khankandi at his own request.

According to media reports, during the years of occupation of Karabakh he was the director of a hotel in Shusha, and in the 90s he was an activist who advocated public diplomacy and visited Baku quite often.