On 25 August 2026, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against I.H., the current Director of Gritti LLC, engaged in the retail sale of clothing, H.M., the former director of the same company, A.A., director of Fast Cart LLC, operating under the “PLAY CITY” trademark, and K.A., director of “KINETIC” CJSC, for non-payment of taxes in particularly large amounts.

In particular:

1. In criminal proceedings under investigation by the Investigative Committee, it was established that I.H., who has served as Director of “Gritti” LLC, a company engaged in the retail sale of clothing and operating at 3 Northern Avenue (“Stefano Ricci”) and 12 Tumanyan Street (“Corneliani”) in Yerevan since 7 March 2018, during the period from November 2021 to July 2026, with the intention of avoiding the payment of taxes in particularly large amounts, included distorted data in tax returns submitted to the tax authority. As a result, he deliberately failed to calculate and pay to the state budget taxes in a particularly large amount of AMD 1 billion 577 million 83 thousand. The criminal proceedings also established that H.M., who held the position of director of “Gritti” LLC from 25 May 2007 until March 2018, included distorted data in tax returns submitted to the tax authority, as a result of which he deliberately failed to calculate and pay to the state budget taxes in a particularly large amount of AMD 328 million 664 thousand.

2. Within the framework of another criminal proceeding under investigation by the Investigative Committee, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against A.A., who has served as Director of “Fast Cart” LLC, operating under the “PLAY CITY” trademark at 35 Acharyan Street, Yerevan, since 13 February 2004, for non-payment of taxes in a particularly large amount of AMD 141 million 54 thousand during the period from 1 July 2025 to 23 June 2026.
3. Within the framework of another criminal proceeding under investigation by the Investigative Committee, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against K.A., who has served as Director of “KINETIC” CJSC, engaged in the provision of sports services at 7/1 Tsitsernakaberd Highway, Yerevan (“Orange Fitness”), since 17 October 2012, for non-payment of taxes in a particularly large amount of AMD 520 million 215 thousand.

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