ArmInfo.Entrepreneur Samvel Mayrapetyan's lawyers appealed to the Court of Cassation. According to the statement of the lawyers, in the Court of Cassation they intend to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal to change the measure of restraint against Mayrapetyan.
The second petition of Mairapetyan's lawyers sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia was also rejected. The authors of the statement also note that the Prosecutor's Office once again rejected the personal guarantees of a large group of well-known people in the country who stated that Samvel Mayrapetyan would not hide and interfere with the preliminary investigation in case of being released. "The statement also states that if all the legal opportunities in Armenia are used, the lawyers will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
To note, Samvel Mayrapetyan was charged on the grounds of Article 38-311 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (aiding in bribery). Mairapetyan was detained on October 6. He does not admit the charges against him.