The Prosecutor’s Office has sent a motion to the Director of the “Sevan National Park” SNCO, for taking measures to terminate the contracts related to a land plot located in the village of Drakhtik, which is registered in the name of the mother of the wife of former Chief of Police of Armenia, Vladimir Gasparyan.

Within the scope of its authority to protect state interests, the Prosecutor General’s Office examined Contract No. 863-171, dated September 28, 2007, concluded between the “Sevan National Park” SNCO and the “Arevik Health Resort” LLC, concerning the allocation of a state-owned land plot under the right of development.

As a result of the examination, it was revealed that:

• A land plot with an area of 40,900 square meters, located 5 km west of the village of Drakhtik, was granted to “Arevik Health Resort” LLC under the right of development.
• About a year later, on June 9, 2008, “Arevik Health Resort” LLC sold the right of development for 0.74 hectares of that land plot to Heghush Galstyan, the mother of the wife of former Chief of Police of Armenia, Vladimir Gasparyan.
• On June 12, 2008, Heghush Galstyan’s right of development was registered, and a state registration certificate was issued.
• On June 20, 2010, the former Head of Gegharkunik issued an architectural-planning assignment for the development of the mentioned 0.74-hectare land plot.
• On February 25, 2011, Heghush Galstyan’s right of development was again registered, and a state registration certificate was issued.

The examination conducted by the Prosecutor General’s Office revealed, inter alia, that as of June 20, 2010, when the architectural-planning assignment was issued by the Head of Gegharkunik, a 382.5-square-meter building had already been constructed without authorization at the specified address. The cadastral files lack the documents required for registering the buildings — namely, the construction permit and the certificate of completion.

As a result of merging the 0.48-hectare land plot (address: Drakhtik, 1st Street, 97) and the 0.74-hectare land plot owned by Heghush Galstyan under the right of development, a 1.22-hectare land plot was formed, which was assigned the address: Gegharkunik Province, Shoghakat Community, village of Drakhtik, 1st Street, 97.

Based on urban planning documents, on January 19, 2018, Heghush Galstyan’s right of development over a 1.195-hectare land plot at the above address was registered, and a state registration certificate was issued.

At the time when the Head of the Drakhtik community issued the architectural-planning assignment, construction permit, and completion (use) permit — on January 22, 2017 — the buildings that were later covered by these documents had already been built without authorization.

Thus, according to the results of the examination conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office, it was found that:

• In 2010, officials of the Gegharkunik regional administration, abusing their official position and acting against the interests of the service, issued an architectural-planning assignment without conducting an environmental impact assessment and despite the presence of an unauthorized 382.5 sq.m building.
• Officials of the State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre under the Government abused their official position by making illegal registrations.
• In 2017, officials of the Drakhtik community administration of Gegharkunik region, again abusing their official position and acting against the interests of the service, issued an architectural-planning assignment, construction permit, and completion (use) certificate without an environmental impact assessment and despite the existence of unauthorized buildings.
• Between 2010 and 2017, officials of the Drakhtik community administration failed to take measures to halt the unauthorized construction of buildings and structures at 97, 1st Street, Drakhtik, or to impose administrative liability on the individuals who carried out or had carried out the unauthorized construction, as required by administrative law.

Based on the findings of the examination, the Department of State Interests Protection of the Prosecutor General’s Office has:

• On October 24, 2025, submitted a crime report to the Anti-Corruption Committee.
• Sent a petition to the Director of the “Sevan National Park” SNCO, for taking measures to terminate the contract related to the land plot located in the village of Drakhtik, which is registered in the name of the mother of the wife of former Chief of Police of Armenia, Vladimir Gasparyan.