Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer of Armenia Mihran Poghosyan submitted his resignation Monday, April 18.

“My name was linked to the recent publications on Panama Papers by local and international media outlets,” the Justice Ministry official said.

“I regret that my name is discussed alongside Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who has actually appropriated billions of dollars.”

“It is unacceptable that any civilizational parallel be drawn between my country and the dictatorial Azerbaijan because of me,” Poghosyan went on to say.

The official also vowed to publicly address the offshore reports as an ordinary citizen, employing no state levers.

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