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Armenian agricultural export giant Spayka charged with tax evasion

Armenia’s State Revenue Committee has initiated criminal proceedings against Spayka, a major exporter of agricultural products, and its director for failing to pay taxes. The State Revenue Committee (SRC) announced the charges on 4 April, and company director David Ghazaryan was arrested four days later. On 8 April, Ghazaryan was denied bail and remanded into two months pre-trial detention. According to a statement by the SRC, in 2014–2015, Spayka presented false documents to customs agen