YEREVAN, ARMENIA – Earlier this week, the investigative journalism site Hetq.am reported that Nikol Pashinyan’s mother-in-law and brother-in-law had filed inaccurate and incomplete financial reports, in violation of Armenian law.
At question are financial assets that Pashinyan’s mother-in-law, Kima Mkrtchyan, and his brother-in-law, Hrachya Hakobyan (Anna Hakobyan’s brother) failed to disclose on official government statements.
Armenia’s Criminal Code states that those officials who submit false or incomplete financial disclosures are subject to fines between 200,000 and 300,000 drams and prison terms between two to three years. Officials found guilty can also be barred from holding certain government positions for up to three years.
