Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Proceeding on Abusing Power and Money Laundering Committed by Former Director of Goris Medical Center Completed: Ban Imposed on Property
Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding on abusing power vested in the former director of "Goris Hospital after R. Yolyan " CJSC by the legislation against the interests of the company, and money laundering in particularly large amount committed by the latter, his wife and sister, was completed in General Department on Special Assignments of the RA Investigative Committee.
According to data obtained through preliminary investigation, S.A., holding the position of the director of the mentioned company within the period between 1991 and 2014, on February 11, 2005, illegally alienated the administrative building with a total area of 708.4 square meters and garages with an area of 155.6 square meters, located at 31 Gr. Tatevatsi Street in Goris, belonging to the company by the right of ownership, to his sister for significantly lower price than the market price - for 1 million 96 thousand 200 AMD.
Subsequently, in order to conceal the obvious criminal origin of the above-mentioned real estate, on December 1, 2011 it was transferred by donation to S.A.’s wife, K.V..
Based on the mentioned formal donation agreement, after the registration of the ownership rights to the aforementioned properties on December 12, 2011, based on the application submitted to the competent authority on May 3, 2019 in the name of K.V., the mentioned real estate located at 31/1 Gr. Tatevatsi Street, Goris, was divided into two separate units with the following addresses: 31/1/1 Gr. Tatevatsi Street administrative building and garage, 31/1/2 Gr. Tatevatsi Street administrative building.
Then, with the intent to complete the concealment of the criminal origin of the administrative building and garage located at 31/1/1 Gr. Tatevatsi Street, Goris, on August 8, 2019, S.A., through K.V., pledged them to a bank and obtained a loan in the amount of 28 million 80 thousand AMD. However, no payments were made toward fulfilling the contractual obligations, as a result of which on November 23, 2023 the mentioned property was transferred to the bank for 50 million 583 thousand 250 AMD.
Public criminal prosecution was initiated against S.A. according to the Part 2 of the Article 214 of RA Criminal Code adopted on 18.04.2003 and the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code, against S.A.’s wife and sister – according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code.
During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding, a ban was imposed on the administrative building located at 31/1/2 Gr. Tatevatsi Street, Goris community, with the aim of recovering the damage caused.
The criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor.