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Armenia’s former Defence Minister arrested, charged with embezzlement

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Davit Tonoyan, the former Minister of Defence of Armenia, was arrested for abuse of power and embezzling a large amount of money from the Ministry. The alleged accomplice in the scheme was Davit Galstyan, an advisor to Tonoyan. According to Armenia’s National Security Service, Tonoyan and Galstyan embezzled about $ 4.7 million from the Ministry of Defence between 2018 and 2020. Tonoyan’s arrest was confirmed by the NSS on 29 September. Local media report that the NSS also searched the house

Davit Galstyan (left) and Nikol Pashinyan (centre) in a Kalashnikov factory. Official photo.

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Former adviser charged with defrauding Armenian Defence Ministry

by Ani Avetisyan

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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