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Armenian court orders arrest of former head of State Revenue Committee
... preliminary investigation claims that Harutyunyan was affiliated with it. "An investigation was actually conducted in connection with this company in 2018, and the allegations were completely refuted. In this regard, Harutyunyan has been charged with abuse of office, involvement in illegal economic activity, and money laundering," Andrikyan noted. The lawyer said they plan to file an appeal, adding that legally, the process is absurd, the situation is unclear, and the arrest itself is illegal....
08/08/2025Former Armenian prime minister charged with money laundering
... assets. From 2008 to 2015, he participated in the management of the aforementioned company and Avazahatik, a company engaged in sand mining. As a result, he received an especially large profit of about 230 million drams. Abrahamyan was charged with abuse and excess of official powers, illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity, and legalization (laundering) of especially large property assets obtained by criminal means using his official position. During the preliminary investigation, the ...
07/30/2025Armenian parliament votes for criminal prosecution and arrest of MP Artur Sargsyan
... prosecutor general to initiate criminal proceedings against the head of the opposition Hayastan alliance Seyran Ohanyan (who is suspected of concealing a land plot and an illegal construction) and the alliance's secretary Artsvik Minasyan (who is accused of abuse of office when he served as Minister of Nature Protection in 2016-2018). -0-
07/08/2025Former Prime Minister, ex-Speaker of Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan Detained in Armenia
... /ARKA/. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia reported the detention of former Prime Minister, ex-Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan. “Abrahamyan is accused of money laundering in a number of episodes, abuse of office and illegal participation in illegal entrepreneurship,” the press service of the Anti-Corruption Committee stated. Abrahamyan served as Speaker of the National Assembly of the fourth convocation in 2008-2011, and headed the government ...
06/13/2025Proceedings against officials paralyze the work of the state system - former head of the Ministry of Economy
... just sit on our chairs and do nothing, let's see what happens," and our country suffers from this," Kerobyan said. At the beginning of 2024, a criminal case was opened against Kerobyan and a number of officials of the Ministry of Economy for abuse of office. Kerobyan was dismissed and spent 4 months under house arrest. According to the former minister, "the state system, which, by the way, has not changed much in recent years, is forcing out those who are undesirable in various ways....
06/10/2025No defendant in criminal case against ANIF - Armenian Investigative Committee
... as from the point of view of the case, I don't consider it right to discuss the current criminal procedures,’ Argishti Kyaramyan said. As for the defendants, he said there are none at the moment. The criminal case was initiated in 2022 for alleged abuse of authority and embezzlement on a large scale. ANIF was established in 2019 with the aim of attracting foreign investment under the Entrepreneur + State partnership. Its scope covered renewable energy, agriculture, healthcare, services and tourism,...
10/15/2024Famous hotel in Tsakhkadzor temporarily closed due to violations of safety requirements
... these violations. Mihran Poghosyan has been wanted for more than a year in a criminal case, under which he is accused of “Misappropriation or embezzlement of other people's property entrusted to the guilty party in especially large amounts”, “Abuse of power, which caused serious consequences by negligence” and “Legalization of illegally obtained income in especially large amounts”. -0-
09/25/2024The case of 12 people accused of embezzlement of 412 million drams referred to court
... with inflated prices, thus stealing 412.3 million drams. An attempt was also made to steal another 757.5 million drams, but it failed. The criminal scheme was exposed in time. At the beginning of the year it emerged that two criminal cases on fraud and abuse of power in the Ministry of Economy were initiated. On 30 January, Deputy Minister Ani Ispiryan was dismissed on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent distribution of subsidies for intensive orchards. On 14 February, Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced ...
07/31/2024Former chief of Armenia’s police found guilty of corruption, exempted from punishment
... limitations. However, he was sentenced to six years in prison for other charges, but was granted amnesty. Additionally, Gasparyan was ordered to pay 200,000 drams as reimbursement for court costs. In 2021, Gasparyan was charged with six felonies, including abuse of official authority, forgery, large-scale embezzlement, and laundering of over 2.11 billion drams (approximately $4.3 million).
07/09/2024Baku hands over bodies of two servicemen to Yerevan
... facilities, gas pipelines, and roads. A total of 207 Armenian nationals are considered killed in action or missing, including four killed civilians. No less than 293 servicemen were wounded and around 20 were captured. Numerous instances of POW torture and abuse of corpse were also reported.
06/21/2024The term of house arrest of Armenia's former Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan has ended
... expired. YEREVAN, 17 June. /ARKA/. The term of house arrest of Armenia's former Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan has expired. The ex-minister was placed under house arrest by a local court on 16 February. Kerobyan is a defendant in a criminal case on abuse of official powers in the ministry. "The investigation of the criminal case is nearing completion, and my initial position that it is bogus and pursues a completely different agenda has only been strengthened. I look forward to seeing how the ...
06/17/2024Charges against ex-Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan changed - lawyer
... former Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan were changed last week: the wording ‘public damage to the state’ was excluded from the indictment, Kerobyan's lawyer Vache Simonyan said. Vahan Kerobyan is one of the defendants in the criminal case on abuse of official powers, along with several other officials of the Ministry of Economy, as well as the head and employees of the private company Synergy. He was dismissed on 14 February 2024 and has been under house arrest since 16 February. "Henceforth,...
06/10/2024Law-enforcers terminate criminal prosecution of ex employees of Ministry of Economy after they confess guilt and repent
Armenian law-enforcement bodies have terminated criminal prosecution against a number of persons, who had been accused of commiting a set of abuses in the Ministry of Economy, Armenian Public Television reported, citing Prosecutor General's Office. YEREVAN, 6 June. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement bodies have terminated criminal prosecution against a number of persons, who had been accused ...
06/06/2024Ruben Vardanyan went on hunger strike in Baku prison two weeks ago. His family cannot contact him
... Vardanyan’s case has been separated from the other seven political prisoners, raising questions about whether he in particular is being politically targeted. “The illegal detention of Ruben and the other former leaders of Artsakh is an egregious abuse of human rights and the international justice system and must be ended,” said Paul Polman, Selection Committee member of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative co-founded by Ruben Vardanyan. “The irony of this entire situation is that Azerbaijan ...
04/19/2024Two new deputy economy ministers appointed in Armenia
... Hovakimyan and Tatevik Sargsyan. Two other deputy ministers - Narek Teryan and Arman Khojoyan retained their posts. Personnel reshuffles in the Ministry of Economy started in late January this year in connection with two criminal cases of fraud and abuse of power. On January 30, Deputy Minister Ani Ispiryan was dismissed on suspicion of involvement in fraudulent distribution of subsidies for intensive gardens, and later she was indicted. Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced his resignation on February ...
04/01/2024Armenian Prime Minister comments on dismissal of ex-minister Vahan Kerobyan
... but we should also be especially attentive to the legality of spending the funds belonging to the state and the people," Pashinyan emphasized. Vahan Kerobyan was dismissed on February 14, 2024 and is one of the defendants in a criminal case on abuse of official powers, along with several other officials of the Ministry of Economy, as well as the head and employees of Synergy Company. His successor was Chairman of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National ...
03/07/2024Prosecutor's Office initiates criminal case over attempted sale of sports center at a price 5 times lower than its cadastral value
... lease agreement stipulated that the tenant had the right to buy out the property by paying 56.1 million drams. It was sold then to the director's wife. On February 7, 2024, a criminal case was opened against the director of the company on charges of abuse of official powers, attempted fraud and forgery of documents. On February 15, 2024, the prosecutor approved the indictment against the director of the company and his wife and sent it to the court together with the case.-0-.
02/20/2024Armenia tightens control over goods imported from EEU
... territory of third countries were still treated as EEU goods, and tax authorities only issued warnings (to importers against possible violations). According to SRC, a possible weakening of discipline among carriers of the goods concerned could lead to abuse. Therefore, stricter rules have been adopted according to which: - goods are not recognized as imported from an EEU member country if they have been unloaded or other cargo operations have been carried out with them on the territory of third countries ...
02/08/2024Major gasoline importers in Armenia suspected of abusing their dominant position
... and Max Oil - for possible abuse of dominant position. YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Commission for Protection of Competition initiated a case against four oil traders - SPC Energy Group, Flash, Mega Trade and Max Oil - for possible abuse of dominant position. The regulator recorded a discrepancy between the cost of gasoline purchase and sale. In this connection, in order to establish control over compliance with the legislation on protection of economic competition, a study of pricing and pricing policy was conducted. Changes in gasoline prices were studied, in ...
12/26/2023Former Gyumri mayor accused of money laundering and illegal alienation of real estate
... and son, Vardan Ghukasyan legalized 4 of the illegally acquired real estate objects with a cadastral value of about AMD 16.1 million. Two more relatives of Ghukasyan were involved in the fraud. The ex-mayor of Gyumri is accused of official forgery, abuse of office (26 episodes), legalization of illegally obtained income (4 episodes). His brother, son and two relatives are accused of money laundering. With regard to another five former employees of the community administration, the criminal case ...
12/18/2023Criminal prosecution initiated against ex-head of Yerevan district for illegal sale of kindergarten
... the property. The real value of the kindergarten at that moment was 295 million drams, but it was sold for only 30 million drams. On October 19, 2023 the prosecutor’s office initiated a public criminal prosecution against A.G. who is charged with abuse of official powers that caused grave consequences. -0--
10/19/2023Armenian prosecutors seek to confiscate 8 properties and more than AMD 1.7 billion in cash from ex-head of Armenia's PSRC
... - deposits and bonds worth 734 million drams, - more than 1 billion 705 million drams. Robert Nazaryan served as head of PSRC from 2003-2018. In 2020, a criminal case was opened against him, as well as three former members of the PSRC, on charges of abuse of power. ($1 - $386.35 drams). --0--
09/15/2023Armenian prosecutors initiate criminal prosecution against former mayor of Yerevan
.... YEREVAN, August 31. /ARKA/. Armenian prosecutors have initiated criminal prosecution against a former mayor of Yerevan for violating the law. Ex-mayor Yervand Zakharyan who served in that capacity from July 2003 to March, 2009, is accused of abuse of official powers by alienating 31,780 square meters of government-owned territory of Youth Palace in central yerevan to Avangard Motors company without legal grounds. As a result, the ex-mayor, guided by personal gain and violating a number of ...
08/31/2023New criminal case opened against ex-head of Armenia’s Enforcement Service
... of legalization of especially large sums of money, the property obtained by criminal means (money laundering), embezzlement of especially large sums of entrusted property (five cases), use of official position to commit embezzlement in large amounts, abuse of official powers (two cases) and exceeding official powers. YEREVAN, August 23. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have opened a new criminal case against former head of the country’s Enforcement Service Mihran Poghosyan, the Office ...
08/23/2023Pallone urges State Department to use sanctions against Azerbaijan to end Nagorno-Karabakh blockade
... available diplomatic tools, including sanctions, to end this blockade," Pallone wrote. He recalled that on Saturday, Azerbaijani forces apprehended an Artsakh civilian who was being transported for medical treatment to Armenia. This human rights abuse is setting a dangerous precedent by baselessly alleging he was a criminal because he fought in the first Artsakh war, Pallone said. "Afterward, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made it clear that he does not want peace when he canceled scheduled ...
08/03/2023Offenders in Armenia to escape punishment on condition of repentance
... criminal liability even in case of active repentance. This applies, in particular, to crimes against peace and security of mankind, trafficking or exploitation of people, causing physical pain or mental suffering under aggravating circumstances, terrorism, abuse of official powers, abuse of powers with violence or threat of violence, usurpation of power, overthrow of the constitutional order, torture, as well as all those crimes for which life imprisonment is provided. This legal regulation is not applicable ...
07/12/2023Anti-Corruption Committee orders seizure of more than 30 pieces of property of former Armenian Minister of Environment
... preliminary investigation of the case is over and the case with the indictment has been referred to a local court. Apart from receiving bribes, Harutyunyan is also accused of legalization of criminal proceeds in the amount of $5 million, as well as of abuse of power, which caused grave consequences. The court ordered to arrest Aram Harutyunyan and two other persons- Suren Avagyan and Gagik Karapetyan. Over 30 pieces of property and money belonging to these persons were arrested. The list of arrested ...
06/26/2023Deputy chairman of Republican Party of Armenia Armen Ashotyan arrested for two months
... Party of Armenia (HHK) Armen Ashotyan has been arrested for two months by the Anti-Corruption Court, his lawyer Tigran Atanesyan announced in a Facebook post. Ashotyan was detained the day before within the framework of criminal proceedings over alleged abuses committed at Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU). The case is being investigated by the Investigation Committee. According to the lawyer, Ashotyan pleaded not guilty and considers the arrest as an open and cynical political harassment. Ashotyan ...
06/16/2023Pegasus spyware was used to hack devices of 12 Armenian journalists, human rights defenders and activists
... Karabakh,” Natalia Kariva, the technical legal adviser at AccessNow, told TechCrunch. “Some of the victims worked closely in or with [Armenia’s] Nikol Pashinyan’s government and were directly involved in negotiating or investigating human rights abuses committed by Azerbaijan in the conflict.” The Azerbaijani embassy in Washington DC did not respond to a request for comment. NSO Group did not respond to a request for comment. Access Now was supported by Citizen Lab, another digital rights organization ...
05/25/2023Former Deputy Chairman of Armenian SRC charged with large-scale financial fraud
....95 million of which was given to Bradway Investment Corp. Levon Amirkhanyan LLC has never fulfilled its overdue tax liabilities. Criminal cases were instituted against Tigran Barseghyan and the head of Nork District Tax Inspectorate on the grounds of abuse of power. ($1 - 386.4 AMD). -0-
05/11/2023Armenian Anti-Corruption Committee launches investigation into sale of Youth Palace territory
Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee initiated criminal proceedings that involve abuse of power, official forgery and falsification during the sale of a land plot in central Yerevan that used to have the Youth Palace building. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee initiated criminal proceedings that involve ...
05/05/2023Former Armenian PM Hovik Abrahamyan accused of money laundering on a large scale
Former Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has been accused of money laundering on a particularly large scale, abuse of power and illegal entrepreneurship, the General Prosecutor's Office reported. YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. Former Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan has been accused of money laundering on a particularly large scale, abuse of power and ...
04/18/2023Artsakh condemns visit of TURKSOY delegation of national commissions for UNESCO to occupied Shushi
... seek to obtain from representatives of individual states and international structures tacit approval of their criminal plans to carry out ethnic cleansing aimed at leaving Artsakh without Armenians and traces of the centuries-old Armenian presence. The abuse of kinship ties between countries and peoples to falsify history and promote their own political narratives is unacceptable and does not contribute to strengthening peace and mutual understanding among peoples. In this regard, we remind once again ...
04/14/2023Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals upholds lower court decision to arrest former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan in absentia
... annul the lower court’s decision was earlier submitted by the former defense minister's defense lawyer. On February 9, 2023, the Office of the Prosecutor-General said Vigen Sargsyan, who served as defense minister from 2016-2018, was charged with abuse of power in connection with the distribution of government-funded housing to Armenian army officers. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, Vigen Sargsyan illegally ordered a Defense Ministry commission to allocate 29 apartments in Yerevan ...
03/27/2023Appeals court arrests General Grigory Khachaturov for two months
... Armenian Prosecutor General's Office Lusine Martirosyan. Khachaturov, who served as commander of a military unit from 2006 to 2010, is charged with legalization of property acquired by criminal means (money laundering) on a particularly large scale through abuse of official position. According to prosecutors, the charges are based on evidence obtained by the Investigative Department of the National Security Service. According to media stories, Khachaturov is implicated in a criminal case initiated against ...
03/16/2023European Parliament accuses Azerbaijan of aggression and occupation of Armenian territory
... traffic between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh on the Lachin corridor has been blocked, which has a negative impact on deliveries of food and other essential supplies to the region," says the report. The report recalls cases of torture and other abuse by Azerbaijani forces against Armenian civilians, including against older people, as well as a case of extrajudicial execution in early 2021, whereas allegations have also come to light of at least a dozen other extrajudicial executions of Armenian ...
03/15/2023Anti-Corruption Court did not grant prosecutors' motion for arrest of General Khachaturov
... General Grigory Khachaturov, the latter's lawyer said. Khachaturov, who served as commander of a military unit from 2006 to 2010, is charged with legalization of property acquired by criminal means (money laundering) on a particularly large scale through abuse of official position. According to prosecutors, the charges are based on evidence obtained by the Investigative Department of the National Security Service. According to media stories, Khachaturov is implicated in a criminal case against former ...
02/21/2023Armenian Prosecutor General's Office confirms initiation of criminal case against General Grigor Khachaturov
... Grigor Khachaturov. It said Khachatrurov was detained. Khachaturov, who served as commander of a military unit from 2006 to 2010, is charged with legalization of property acquired by criminal means (money laundering) on a particularly large scale through abuse of official position. According to prosecutors, the charges are based on evidence obtained by the Investigative Department of the National Security Service. The Anti-Corruption Court is expected today to consider a petition of prosecutors requesting ...
02/21/2023Armenian Prosecutor General's Office brings charges against former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan
Armenian prosecutors have formally indicted today former defense minister Seyran Ohanyan of embezzlement and abuse of power, the Public Television reported quoting the Prosecutor General's Office. YEREVAN, February 13. /ARKA/. Armenian prosecutors have formally indicted today former defense minister Seyran Ohanyan of embezzlement and abuse of power, the ...
02/13/2023Ex-defense minister accused of abuse of powers
The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today that a criminal case has been opened into an abuse of power by former Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, who held the post in 2016-2018. YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced today that a criminal case has been opened into an abuse of power by former ...
02/09/2023Armenian parliament lifts former defense minister’s parliamentary immunity allowing his prosecution
... Anna Vardapetyan by secret ballot. Opposition Hayastan and Pativ Unem factions boycotted today’s session. Prosecutor General said Ohanyan, who served as defense minister in 2008-2016, is charged with three counts of embezzlement on a large scale and abuse of official duties. One of the counts is considered classified. According to another count, under a contract concluded by the defense ministry with Knights Bridge Communications AM CJSC, members of a criminal group were able to mortgage an army-owned ...
02/08/2023Armenian lawmakers discussed prosecutor general’s petitions requesting permission to prosecute two opposition MPs
... and prosecute former defense minister, who is now head of the opposition Hayastan parliamentary faction. Prosecutor General said Ohanyan, who served as defense minister in 2008-2016, is charged with three counts of embezzlement on a large scale and abuse of official duties. One of the counts is considered classified. According to another count, under a contract concluded by the defense ministry with Knights Bridge Communications AM CJSC, members of a criminal group were able to mortgage an army-owned ...
02/08/2023Armenian prosecutors seek to confiscate 800 million drams worth property from former chief prosecutor
... In 2019 the Armenian Special Investigative Service issued an arrest warrant for Kostanyan after he ignored their demand to return to Armenia and answer investigators’ questions. Kostanyan, who now lives in Moscow, is prosecuted on five counts of abuse of power, forgery and cover-up of “grave crimes.” -0-
01/11/2023Former Deputy Mayor of Yerevan detained on suspicion of abuse of office
Former Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Vahe Nikoyan has been detained on suspicion of abuse of office, Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee reported. YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Former Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Vahe Nikoyan has been detained on suspicion of abuse of office, Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee reported. According ...
12/06/2022Fresh criminal charges brought against ex-president’s chief bodyguard and his wife
.... The chief accountant was forced to sell his gold jewelry, borrow money from relatives, sell his apartment and give the money the Ghazaryans. Earlier, in 2020, Ghazaryan was already a defendant in a number of criminal cases, including on charges of abuse of power, which resulted in grave consequences through negligence, tax evasion and illicit enrichment. Ghazaryan was first arrested in 2018, less than two months after the velvet revolution, on charges of illegal enrichment, false asset disclosure ...
11/21/2022Armenian prosecutors launch criminal proceedings against former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglaryan
... Armenian capital mayor from 2009-2011 and as the country’s transport minister from 2012-2016. In 2020 March Armenian law-enforcement authorities issued an arrest warrant for him after accusing him of a large-scale “waste” of public property and abuse of power. Beglaryan was arrested at a Yerevan airport upon arriving from Moscow in May 2021 to take part in the funeral of his deceased brother. A few days later Beglaryan was released on a 50 million-dram bail. On November 15, 2022 the prosecutor ...
11/16/2022Infertility rate in Armenia remains high - Yerevan State Medical University rector
... explains that for women it is uterine and ovarian diseases, endocrine system disorders, as well as unsafe abortions, and for men - obstruction of reproductive organs and hormonal disorders. "Environmental and lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol abuse and being overweight can also affect fertility," he added. Studies on infertility in Armenia were conducted in 1989-1990, 1997-1998 and in 2009, Muradyan said. The results of the latter were reviewed and published in 2014. According to it, ...
11/04/2022Office of Armenia's Human Rights Defender releases updated report on war crimes committed by Azerbaijan
... released an updated unscheduled report on the consequences of the Azerbaijani armed forces' attack on Armenia, which summarizes and analyzes the war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani military. In particular, the report presents the cases of physical abuse, mockery, torture of Armenian soldiers, as well as inhuman treatment of the bodies of the dead military, which were enthusiastically hailed by thousands of Azerbaijani users of social networks. Thus, photos of the dead bodies were accompanied with ...
10/05/2022Armenian prosecutors uncover property damage case for 100 million drams
Armenia’s Anticorruption Committee has initiated criminal investigation into a fraudulent case involving the Property Appraisal and Auction Center SNCO on grounds of abuse of power and foregry. YEREVAN, September 23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Anticorruption Committee has initiated criminal investigation into a fraudulent case involving the Property Appraisal and Auction Center SNCO on grounds of abuse of power and foregry....
09/23/2022Defense Ministry says it has enough resources to supply army, but ready to coordinate aid organized by citizens
... a statement. 'Nevertheless, if there is a great desire to support the army in any format, the process must be organized and implemented in close cooperation with the Ministry of Defense,' it said. "Uncoordinated actions could lead to waste or abuse of time and material resources without producing the desired result," according to the statement. The officials in charge of coordinating the said issues are the aides to Defense Minister; tel: 091 91 11 23; 044 35 54 34. Around midnight on ...
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