On October 6, 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office reported that the Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals left unchanged the verdict of the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan City regarding Hrayr Tovmasyan, the former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, finding him guilty of committing crimes under Article 308, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003. The incriminated acts committed by Hrayr Tovmasyan constitute to abuse of official authority during his office as the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.

It should be recalled that the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan City pleaded Hrayr Tovmasyan guilty on September 20, 2024 of committing crimes provided for in of Article 308, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 (two counts) and released him from criminal liability on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired in 2019.

The prosecutor filed an appeal, seeking to reclassify the acts and apply the statute of limitations, while the defense filed appeals, requesting to recognize Hrayr Tovmasyan's innocence. On September 30, 2025, the Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals ruled to reject the appeals and leave the verdict unchanged.

The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia, the accused and his defense attorney filed cassation appeals against the decision of the Anti-Corruption Criminal Court of Appeal of September 30, 2025.

On February 12, 2026, the Anti-Corruption Chamber of the Court of Cassation made a decision to refuse to accept the submitted appeals for proceedings, which means that the indictment bill against Hrayr Tovmasyan entered into legal force on February 12, 2026.