Former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglaryan was arrested today following charges filed against him in 2025 of money laundering and abuse of official powers.

Beglaryan served as Yerevan mayor from June 2009 until his resignation in December 2010. Beglaryan also served as Armenia’s Minister of Transport and Communications (2012-2016).

Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), in April 2025, announced that it had charged Gagik Beglaryan with illegally acquiring AMD 2.3 billion worth of property while on the job and transferring ownership to individuals affiliated with him.

The ACC claimed Beglaryan illegally acquired the real estate  when he served as Yerevan mayor and head of the Armenian capital’s Kentron administrative district.