YEREVAN. Aug 18 (Interfax) - Russia is not going to extradite the former head of the Armenian Compulsory Enforcement Service, Mihran Poghosyan, who is being prosecuted in his homeland, to Armenia, the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said on Saturday.
"According to information obtained from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, it was not deemed possible to grant a motion on Poghosyan's extradition for his ensuing criminal prosecution," the public relations department of the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said.
The Russian side cited the Article 19 of the CIS Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters listing the grounds for the refusal of the provision of legal assistance, the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said.
At the same time, Russia did not provide clear information about specific grounds for the dismissal of the motion, it said.
"In this light, the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office asked the Russian Prosecutor General's Office to provide clear information about the reasons why the motion on Poghosyan's extraditions was dismissed," it said.
The Russian side made no comments on the statement made by the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office.
Several Armenian media said earlier that Poghosyan had allegedly been granted political asylum in Russia and will not be extradited to Armenia.
Former head of the Armenian Compulsory Enforcement Service was detained in Karelia on April 14, 2019, at Armenia's request.
The Armenian Special Investigative Service has charged Poghosyan with massive embezzlement and abuse of power, he was declared wanted.