15:28 . 20/06
The Armenian head of “Khoran” religious institution Hrachya Khachatryan was arrested on a charge of stealing gold in Spain, United Youth League (UYL) and several representatives of Khoran functioning in Spain told aravot.am about this.
According to the information, the police found Khachatryan in possession of 1,5kg stolen gold at Madrid airport. He was arrested but was released on bail 24 hours later.
A criminal case was initiated on a charge of robbery.
To recall, for several months the representatives of the Armenian communities in different countries, clergymen and 60 NGOs have been expressing their concern on the activity of the Khachatryan spouses. According to the information of Valencia’s Armenian community, the jewelry taken from the members of “Khoran” sectarian organization were appearing in Yerevan’s gold market. According to UYL, the Khachatryan spouses were involving people in their sect by way of fraud and deceit.