Armenia
Former adviser charged with defrauding Armenian Defence Ministry
A former Defence Ministry adviser and arms dealer has been apprehended in Armenia on suspicion of defrauding the armed forces. Davit Galstyan, also known as Patron Davit, previously served as an adviser to former Defence Minister Davit Tonoyan. A company belonging to Galstyan supplied artillery shells, supposedly produced in 1983–1986, to Armenia’s Armed Forces in 2018. However, according to Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS): ‘by deception, hiding the technical-tactical characteristi
