Along with an indictment approved on February 24, 2026, the prosecutor submitted to the court the files of the criminal proceedings concerning the wife of the former RA Minister of Defense — R. Kh., K. M. and R. Kh.’s niece — A. B.

Based on the results of a examination conducted by the Department for Confiscation of Property of Illicit Origin of the Prosecutor General’s Office regarding assets belonging to the former RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan, two real estate properties located on Nalbandyan street in Yerevan, registered in the name of his wife R. Kh.’s niece — A. B., were also considered to be assets belonging to the former Minister and of illicit origin.

Based on the motions filed by the Department for Confiscation of Property of Illicit Origin of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Court of General Jurisdiction of the Yerevan city, by its decisions of November 10 and November 23, 2021, applied interim measures to secure the claim with respect to the above-mentioned two real estate properties, prohibiting A. B. from taking any actions related to their disposal. Pursuant to the court decisions, restrictions on the alienation of the said properties were imposed by the Compulsory Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice and the relevant decision was served on A. B.

Based on the conclusion summarizing the final results of the examination conducted by the Department, on April 27, 2022, a statement of claim for the confiscation of property of illicit origin was filed with the Anti-Corruption Civil Court, demanding the confiscation of the portions of the above-mentioned real estate properties—registered in the name of A. B., but in fact belonging to former RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan, in favor of the Republic of Armenia.

In order to create legal obstacles to the state for the confiscation of the illicitly acquired real estate properties located on Nalbandyan street—formally registered in the name of her niece A. B., but in fact acquired during her marriage to Seyran Ohanyan and actually possessed by them both—R. Kh. decided to formally alienate those properties to a person of her choosing — K. M. Between December 13, 2021 and June 23, 2022, at the organization and coordination of R. Kh., A. B. and K. M., with the intent to submit it to the civil court, forged evidence. In particular, they drafted and signed, without notarial certification, backdated sale and purchase agreements dated September 1, 2021, concerning the two real estate properties located on Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan. According to the contracts, the properties were sold to K. M. for AMD 502,220,000 and AMD 123,250,000, respectively. On June 23, 2022, K. M., relying on the aforementioned forged evidence—the property sale and purchase agreements concluded between him and A. B.—submitted them to the civil court as the basis of his claim. By the court’s judgment of April 27, 2023, K. M.’s claim was grabted and his ownership right over the properties was recognized.

Within the framework of criminal proceedings initiated at the Investigative Committee on the basis of a report submitted by a prosecutor of the Department for Confiscation of Property of Illicit Origin of the Prosecutor General’s Office, it was also established that in 2022–2024, R. Kh., being a person obliged to submit asset declarations, concealed in her submitted declarations information regarding two real estate properties subject to declaration, which resulted in the non-declaration of property in especially large amounts.

On February 3, 2026, the supervising prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against R. Kh. under Article 38-349(1) of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 (organizing the falsification of evidence), Article 46-509(1)(2) of the current Criminal Code (organizing illegal actions in relation to property under seizure), and Article 444(2) (concealment of data subject to declaration). Public criminal prosecutions were also initiated against R. Kh.’s niece — A. B., under Article 349(1) of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 (falsification of evidence) and Article 509(1)(2) of the current Criminal Code (illegal actions in relation to property under seizure), as well as against K. M. under Article 349(1) of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 and Article 46-509(1)(2) of the current Criminal Code (aiding illegal actions in relation to property under seizure).

Along with the indictment approved on February 24, 2026,  the prosecutor submitted to the court the files of the criminal proceedings concerning the wife of former RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan, R. Kh., K. M. and R. Kh.’s niece — A. B.