Bangladesh, June 3 -- The Armenian government is facing mounting international pressure to investigate and freeze funds allegedly linked to one of the most notorious financial crimes in modern Russian history-the $230 million Magnitsky tax fraud. The controversy has intensified after new evidence revealed that hundreds of thousands of dollars connected to the scandal were transferred into Armenias financial system despite warnings from European authorities.

The case traces its origins to a sprawling corruption scheme that not only exposed widespread abuse of power within Russia but also led to the death of whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky and inspired the creation of the landmark Magnitsky sanctions regime now used by numerous Western gove...