"Hraparak" newspaper writes:
"Criminal proceedings have been initiated in the Anti-Corruption Committee in connection with the failed project of the Armenian satellite launched into space, although we have not been able to get an answer from the committee for 2 days.
Moreover, the CP says that the main person responsible for the waste of billions of dollars is RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan, because the program was launched during his tenure as the Minister of High Technologies. he is the "guardian" of the satellite.
The wrong plan was made, so it failed after a short time. The other day, we wrote that BTA Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan announced at the closed session of the KP initiative group that about 8 million dollars were wasted on that satellite.
NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan, who participated in the session, even made a remark that it is not worth discussing these issues in such a broad format, but Hayrapetyan countered that it is not possible to keep it secret, because a criminal case has been initiated.
Let's remember: The Armenian satellite was launched into space on May 25, 2022.
That fact was drummed up all over the country, Nikol Pashinyan was one of the proud ones, who said at the government session: "Armenia is entering the era of space activities."
V. Khachaturyan was dismissed from the post of BTA Minister on March 11, 2022, but the process started during his time."