Within the framework of the criminal proceeding investigated in General Department for Investigation of Crimes against the State, Fundamentals of the Constitutional Order and Public Security of the RA Investigative Committee factual data were obtained on the allegation that A.A., who was holding the position of the RA Minister of Education and Science in the period between 2009 and 2016, being authorized to promote the development of education and science, to develop and implement the policy of the Government of the Republic of Armenia in the fields of education and science, acting out of personal interest and group interests to secure a material benefit for G.Kh., who served as the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee under the RA Government from August 20, 2008, to April 26, 2014, and thereafter as the RA Minister of Finance until September 20, 2016, as well as for his son, A.Kh., by ensuring that they could acquire, on favorable terms and without obstacles, property that was not subject to alienation, acting as part of a group, together with V.S., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the SNCO ‘Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences after V. Brusov,’ G.G., Rector of the same SNCO, A.A., Vice-Rector, A.Kh., G.Kh., as well as H.T., who was affiliated with them, used his official position contrary to the interests of the service, in complicity with the aforementioned persons. As a result, by means of a corruption scheme, an immovable property in particularly large value, namely a 451.1 sq. m. property located at 59, Building 38/1, Pushkin Street, Kentron Administrative District, Yerevan, valued at 208 million 908 thousand 500, AMD along with the land plot constituting an inseparable part thereof, was removed from the property fund of the Republic of Armenia and transferred for non-educational use into the ownership of a high-ranking public official and a person affiliated with that official. 

Besides, as a result of a gross violation of a provision of the law, the higher educational institution was deprived of the opportunity to possess, manage, and use the property allocated to it for educational purposes.

Subsequently, A.Kh. and G.Kh., according to the prior agreement with their affiliate H.T., during the acquisition of the 451.1 sq. m. immovable property located at 59, Building 38/1, Pushkin Street, Kentron Administrative District, Yerevan, allegedly obtained through criminal means, concealed the property's true ownership and, with the intent to hide and distort its criminal origin, initially designated H.T. as the acquiring party. Thereafter, in an effort to create the appearance of a bona fide purchaser, they purchased the property from H.T. for 75 million AMD and registered it in the name of A.Kh..

Public criminal prosecution was initiated against the abovementioned 7 individuals for abusing official authorities, assisting it, money laundering in particularly large amount committed by a group and assisting them, according to the relevant articles of the RA Criminal Code.  

Decisions have been issued for the arrest of the defendants who remain at liberty, for the purpose of securing their appearance before the court.