On May 25, 2026, the prosecutor submitted to the competent court, along with the approved indictment, the files of the criminal proceedings concerning abuses committed in the course of the 2017 transfer of a 1,719.96 sq. m. public-purpose premises located at 296 Tsitsernakaberd Highway, Yerevan, along with the adjacent undeveloped land plot of 0.1030 hectares, to the Republic of Armenia.

The criminal proceedings established that H.D., while serving as Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia from May 5, 2014, to April 16, 2018, and being a high-ranking official, unlawfully participated in entrepreneurial activities by patronizing the company “DI End Ej Group” LLC, which was owned and actually controlled by him and V.P.

In particular, H.D., acting in complicity with a group of persons, fraudulently evaded partial repayment of the loan obligations owed by “DI End Ej Group” LLC to the Republic of Armenia, thereby causing particularly large-scale damage to the state in the amount of AMD 529 million 533 thousand, and also incited officials to abuse their official powers.

The criminal proceedings also substantiated that A.S., who served as Head of the State Property Management Department under the Government of the Republic of Armenia from June 22, 2011, to May 12, 2018, due to his relationship with H.D., and motivated by personal interest in acting in H.D.’s favor and by group interests, used his official powers and the influence arising therefrom against the interests of the service, causing substantial harm to the lawful interests of the state and negligently resulting in grave consequences for the state amounting to AMD 529 million 533 thousand.

A.A., while serving as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia in 2017, did not present objections during a Government session and consented to the acquisition for state needs of property that did not meet the established criteria, thereby facilitating the improvement of the financial position of “DI End Ej Group” LLC.

As a result of the above-mentioned actions, the state lost the opportunity to recover AMD 529 million 533 thousand from the total USD 10 million budget loan granted to “DI End Ej Group” LLC.

On April 7, 2026, the supervising prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against H.D. for unlawful participation in entrepreneurial activities, fraud, and incitement to abuse of official powers; against A.S. and A.A. for abuse of official powers resulting negligently in grave consequences.

With respect to two other individuals, A.K. and A.T., the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution for aiding fraud, document forgery and aiding abuse of official powers.

On May 25, 2026, the prosecutor submitted the criminal case materials, together with the approved indictment, to the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia for examination on the merits.