On April 10, 2025, the prosecutor transferred the criminal proceeding with the confirmed indictment against V.G., who held the position of the Head of Abovyan community, and others to the Anti-Corruption Court.

According to the criminal proceeding examined at the Anti-Corruption Committee it was found out that V. G. who hold the position of the Head of Abovyan community during 2015-2021 with the assistance of A. Z., the Head of the Division of Social programs, healthcare and information and Sh. K., the wife of brother-in-law, he alienated the plots of land adjunct to the nursery and kindergarten of Abovyan city and the Art School of Abovyan for AMD 6 million 625 thousand instead of AMD 83 million 450 market price.

In order to conceal the criminal origin and ownership of the land plots, these plots of land were registered as the ownership of Sh.K., while the alienated land plots were actually acquired by V. G.

In addition to the above, V.G., an official who is obliged to submit a declaration in accordance with the procedure established by Article 34 of the Law "On Public Service", built a residential house and auxiliary buildings on the aforementioned land plots in Abovyan community during 2019-2021. The cost of construction work amounted to AMD 293 million 200 thousand, which significantly exceeded V.G.'s legal income.

V.G., realizing that in the event of registering his ownership rights to a private house built with funds obtained as a result of illegal enrichment, the aforementioned circumstance may be discovered by the competent authorities, also took action against the aforementioned private house rights, its ownership and criminal origin. V.G. was assisted in the execution of these actions by his driver A.A. In particular, the land plots registered under the name of Sh. K. were alienated to A.Y., a close associate of V.G., on October 7, 2019 according to formal purchase and sale agreements. Then, on the basis of a power of attorney issued by A.Y. with notarization, V.G.'s driver acted on behalf of A.Y. in the competent state bodies and, based on the driver's application, on May 19, 2022, A.Y.'s sole ownership right was registered with respect to the residential house built with V.G.'s financial resources on the alienated land plots in violation of the established procedure and actually belonging to him.

Therefore, according to the factual data obtained during the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding it was confirmed that V.G., when was an official, used his official position, concealed and distorted the criminal origin of the above-mentioned properties, the rights to them and the real ownership of the properties, legalizing the property and income obtained as a result of abusing official powers and illegally enriching them, in particularly large amounts, in the amount of AMD 376 million 650 thousand.

The prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against V.G. under Article 308, Part 2 (Abuse of official powers, which caused grave consequences through negligence), Article 314, Part 1 (Official forgery), Article 190, Part 3, Points 1 and 3 (Money laundering in particularly large amounts by using official position), Article 310.1, Part 1 (Illegal enrichment), against Sh. K. - Article 38-308, Part 2 (Assisting in the abuse of official powers), Article 38-314, Part 1 (Assisting in official forgery), Article 190, Part 3, Point 1, against A. A., Article 38-190, Part 3, Points 1 and 3 (Assisting in money laundering), against A. Z., Article 38-308, Part 2 and Article 38-314, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

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