# Armenia detains ex-president Kocharyan on corruption charges

https://mins.news/en/item/31433

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 09:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/state-prosecutors-armenia-detain-ex-president-kocharyan-corruption-charges-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8d61d00602a6000171cf50

> Armenian state prosecutors detained former president Robert Kocharyan on Tuesday and formally accused him of a range of corruption-related offences allegedly committed during his time in office.

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