In the course of preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated in General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA investigative Committee apparent factual data were obtained on the allegation that the former Mayor of Yerevan and former Head of State Property Management Department, with the assistance of a number of officials of Yerevan City Hall separated a 1,939 square meter plot from the land allocated to Secondary School No. 185 for free use, divided into several property units, and alienated through formal auctions to persons affiliated with them. Subsequently, based on formal sale and donation agreements, those land plots were transferred into their or their close associates’ ownership, causing significant damage to the rights and lawful interests of the state and the community.

Thereafter, with the assistance of several individuals, they legalized assets of particularly large amount obtained through criminal means by laundering money.

Besides, the former Mayor of Yerevan, with the assistance of several officials, separated a 3,693 square meter plot from the land occupied by Special School No. 16, a 575 square meter plot from the land occupied by Preschool Educational Institution No. 64, as well as an 863 square meter plot from the land allocated for use by the same educational institution, and alienated these plots to his close associates through formal auctions. Subsequently, he legalized assets of particularly large amount obtained through criminal means by laundering money.

Public criminal prosecution was initiated against former Mayor of Yerevan according to the Points 2 and 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 (4 counts), the Points 2, 4 and 5 of the Part 2 of the Article 441 and the Part 1 of the Article 447 of RA Criminal Code, against the former Head of State Property Management Department -  according to the Points 2 and 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code, against A.S. - according to the Points 2 and 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-296 and the Point 5 of the Part 2 of the Article 46-441 of RA Criminal Code, against A.S., H.M., K.U., S.R., T.S., L.H., A.B., S.K .- according to the Points 2 and 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-296 of RA Criminal Code, against A.Ch., K.N. – according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code, against L.A. – according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-296 of RA Criminal Code, against A.I. – according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 (2 counts) and the Point 5 of the Part 2 of the Article 441 (2 counts) of RA Criminal Code, and against S.I. – according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-296 of RA Criminal Code (2 counts). 

Absence ban and bail were applied as a pretrial measure against 5 individuals, administrative supervision and absence ban – against 3, administrative supervision – against 2, absence ban – against 3, administrative supervision and bail – against 1, administrative supervision, absence ban and bail – against 2 individuals. 

The criminal proceeding on 16 individuals with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.