The Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) of Gagik Tsarukian on Thursday reaffirmed support for Vartan Oskanian, saying that law-enforcement authorities' decision to place him under a criminal investigation may well be politically motivated.
Naira Zohrabian, a senior aide to Tsarukian, said the country's second largest parliamentary force is "really concerned" about the criminal proceedings against its prominent member.
"Tsarukian is taking a strong interest in and is aware of details of the case," Zohrabian told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am). "We stand by our party comrade, and Prosperous Armenia, after clarifying some details, may come up with a more comprehensive evaluation soon."
"We have no reason not to believe in Oskanian's statements," she said, referring to the former foreign minister's strong denials of money laundering alleged by the National Security Service (NSS).
Armenian News
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