Lawyer Aram Makinyan wrote on his Facebook page.
“The grounds for the search are being sought…
Today, a decision was made by the investigator of the Investigative Committee’s General Military Investigation Department to declare a search for Ruben Hayrapetyan, and this at a time when
1. his whereabouts are clearly known,
2. there are insurmountable obstacles to returning to Armenia, about which we have duly informed the investigator
Of course, they have not forgotten either to submit a motion to the court to choose arrest as a preventive measure.
Law, pandemic, quarantine — no, we have not heard of them…”