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The Price of Ararat Mirzoyan’s Vest: An Elite Wardrobe, Elite Real Estate, and Uncomfortable Questions About Asset Declarations

Ararat Mirzoyan’s vest costs more than AMD 2 million, despite his image of someone who could not afford to buy a television on installments. Before coming to power, Ararat Mirzoyan was struggling financially, while today he stands out for his rather luxurious lifestyle, the Red Line Telegram channel wrote.

“During the Civil Contract campaign over the weekend, Mirzoyan was wearing expensive clothing — a woolen jacket-vest by the elite brand Brunello Cucinelli, which costs $5,955, or more than AMD 2 million, in European online stores.

Thus, after coming to power, he had already managed to purchase elite real estate worth around AMD 112 million, while in 2024 Mirzoyan’s wife, Gohar Abajyan, purchased a BMW manufactured in 2024 for EUR 39,405.46 from the German Michael Schmidt car dealership.

It is interesting to wonder what Ararat Mirzoyan, wearing a vest worth approximately four years of an Armenian pensioner’s pension, thinks about whether corruption exists in Armenia or not. Or did he also purchase this vest on credit?”

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Infocom: Some Expenses of Officials Who Donated to Civil Contract Are Not Substantiated by Their Declarations

An investigation by “Infocom” has revealed discrepancies between the income, monetary assets, and expenses of a number of officials who made donations to the Civil Contract party in 2025. In some cases, the income reported in their declarations is insufficient to substantiate their expenses, while several officials have provided explanations regarding undeclared income.

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Hetq: 46 Hectares of Forested Land in Tsaghkadzor Were Not Returned to the State: Most Court Cases Ended in Failure

The process of returning to the state around 46 hectares of forested land located at the entrance to Tsaghkadzor, which had been illegally privatized in 2007, has largely failed to produce results.

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Verelq: Prosecutor’s Office Demands Confiscation of the “Ayrarat” Cinema Building

The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit demanding the confiscation of the “Ayrarat” (“Rossiya”) cinema building located at 16 Tigran Mets Avenue, Yerevan. The real estate belongs to the family of businessman and former Member of Parliament Khachatur Sukiasyan.

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“Hetq”: Prosecutor’s Office Challenges Auction of Former Kindergarten Acquired by Gurgen Arsenyan’s Company

The Prosecutor’s Office of Tavush Province has applied to the Anti-Corruption Court, demanding that the auction of the building of former Kindergarten No. 9 in Dilijan be declared invalid and that the property be returned to the community. This is reported by “Hetq.”

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Factor.am: Mikael Minasyan Summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office: Who Else Is Listed in the Same Proceedings With Him

On October 9, Mikael Minasyan, Armenia’s former ambassador to the Vatican, who has not been in Armenia for nearly six years and is wanted, was summoned to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia. The Prosecutor’s Office intends to recover from him and persons associated with him property of alleged unlawful origin.

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