Eighty-one Members of Parliament voted in favor of the Prosecutor General’s motion to launch criminal proceedings against arrested lawmaker Manvel Grigoryan, the former general suspected in embezzlement of military supplies and illegal possession of firearms.

Azerbaijani forces have downed an Artsakh recon UAV as it was carrying out a monitoring flight around 11:20, June 19 in the south-eastern part of the line of contact, the Artsakh military said.

During today’s special session of parliament, Prosecutor General of Armenia Arthur Davtyan presented the motion on stripping MP Manvel Grigoryan of immunity.

Republican Party (HHK) lawmaker Seyran Saroyan, the former general who is a close ally and brother-in-arms of arrested MP Manvel Grigoryan, says he has been shocked by the discoveries regarding Grigoryan.

As part of a standard procedure, prosecutors of Ararat province have filed a criminal case on possible murder since it has been already 10 days that the 14-year-old child, Hayk Harutyunyan, is missing, prosecutors said.

Arrested MP Manvel Grigoryan has addressed a letter to Speaker of Parliament Ara Babloyan.

Police Chief of Armenia Valery Osipyan has dismissed Yerevan Police Chief, Colonel Sargis Martirosyan.

According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the case over MP Manvel Grigoryan is the most massive corruption discovery in the history of the third Republic of Armenia.

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Arpine Hovhannisyan (HHK) claims she will vote in favor of stripping arrested MP Manvel Grigoryan of immunity.

The parliament of Armenia will convene an extraordinary sitting on June 19 to debate stripping MP Manvel Grigoryan of immunity.