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Jazzman Levon Malkhasyan calls for Russian-Armenian businessman's release
14:19 | July 28,2014 | Politics
Famous Armenian Jazzman Levon Malkhasyan has expressed concerns over
the health condition of Armenian businessman and philanthropist Levon
Hayrapetyan who was arrested in Moscow earlier in July.
Malkhasyan has called on Russian authorities to change the terms of
Hayrapetyan's detention, taking into consideration his health
condition, writes Artsakh Today.
"Levon Hayrapetyan's health condition is extremely serious. I last
talked to him several days before the detention. He had high blood
pressure and could hardly talk to me," Malkhasyan told Artsakh Today.
The jazzman calls on Russia to change the detention to house arrest or
release on recognizance not to leave. "The silence of Russian law
enforcement agencies can have devastating consequences," he added.
Levon Hayrapetyan, the native Artsakh businessman arrested in Moscow
on July 15. Last week he was officially charged with embezzlement and
illegal money laundering by a Russian investigative body. Hayrapetyan,
65, has pleaded not guilty.
A Russian court has issued a three month pre-trial detention order for
Hayrapetyan and has placed a freeze on his shares in Bashneft, a
Russian oil company, that are worth some $8.5 million.
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14:19 | July 28,2014 | Politics
Famous Armenian Jazzman Levon Malkhasyan has expressed concerns over
the health condition of Armenian businessman and philanthropist Levon
Hayrapetyan who was arrested in Moscow earlier in July.
Malkhasyan has called on Russian authorities to change the terms of
Hayrapetyan's detention, taking into consideration his health
condition, writes Artsakh Today.
"Levon Hayrapetyan's health condition is extremely serious. I last
talked to him several days before the detention. He had high blood
pressure and could hardly talk to me," Malkhasyan told Artsakh Today.
The jazzman calls on Russia to change the detention to house arrest or
release on recognizance not to leave. "The silence of Russian law
enforcement agencies can have devastating consequences," he added.
Levon Hayrapetyan, the native Artsakh businessman arrested in Moscow
on July 15. Last week he was officially charged with embezzlement and
illegal money laundering by a Russian investigative body. Hayrapetyan,
65, has pleaded not guilty.
A Russian court has issued a three month pre-trial detention order for
Hayrapetyan and has placed a freeze on his shares in Bashneft, a
Russian oil company, that are worth some $8.5 million.
http://en.a1plus.am/1194196.html