Armenia
Former Armenian Deputy Health Minister arrested over alleged COVID embezzlement
Yerevan’s Deputy Mayor, Gevorg Simonyan, and the head of a medical centre were amongst eleven people arrested on Friday on charges of embezzling funds intended to fight COVID-19. Simonyan held the position of Deputy Health Minister at the time and is accused of ‘not fulfilling official duties due to personal interest, as a result of which significant damage was caused to legitimate state interests’. The former deputy health minister’s office was raided on Friday, after which all eleven sus
