Karen Nersesyan said that at the moment Mironov was in detention and the decision on his extradition to the United States could be expected on Monday. "As of now, we don`t know exactly what he is accused of, but when he was detained they said he was wanted by the US authorities for laundering $50,000 and certain technology transfer," the lawyer said.
Nersesyan added that Mironov had no access to military technology and had visited the United States only once, in 2013.
The lawyer said that Russia`s Interpol office had no information about Mironov being on a wanted list.
Russian Embassy verified reports on detention of Russian in Armenia on US request.
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