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The Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee Artur Poghosyan convened the first working meeting today with participation of the heads of central and territorial subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee, leadership of the IC support staff.

The RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan introduced the newly appointed Chairman of the Investigative Committee Artur Poghosyan to the members of the Board and staff of the RA Investigative Committee.

Artur Poghosyan was appointed the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee for a term of six years.

The RA Investigative Committee has studied the practice of applying pretrial measures within criminal proceedings under investigation in its subdivisions in the first 9 months of 2024.

Կոմիտեի Երևան քաղաքի քննչական վարչության աջակցող բաժնի ավագ մասնագետ (ծածկագիր՝ 33-4.1-Մ3-4)ժամանակավոր թափուր պաշտոնը զբաղեցնելու մասին

Another case of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount smuggled from IRI to the RA was disclosed.

I congratulate all of us on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, and wish you good health, happiness, endurance, and impeccable service for further strengthening of our statehood and the secure future of our country.

In the first 9 months of 2024, almost as much damage caused to the state, communities, legal entities or natural persons, as in the whole 2023 (34 billion 756 million AMD) has been recovered.

Within the framework of judicial and anti-corruption reforms implemented in Armenia, an integrity institute was introduced in the system of the RA Investigative Committee.

A number of circumstances significant for the case of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs were found out, two persons involved in the criminal chain were identified.

A case of selling goods without issuing settlement documents and not paying taxes in particularly large amount by a business entity was disclosed.

In the result of operative-intelligence measures the person having committed the alleged crime was identified; he is 25 year-old resident of Armavir town.

The visit was aimed at familiarizing with the Swedish legal system, experience in combating violence against women and preventing domestic violence, challenges and successes, mechanisms of interdepartmental cooperation in the mentioned field.

In the course of preliminary investigation the amount of unpaid fees, in the amount of 103.410.000 AMD in total, was paid to the state budget.

Measures are taken to find out the source of procurement of narcotic drugs, as well as to reveal other possible cases of selling.

The mechanisms and prospects for possible cooperation in the fight against cybercrime, illegal turnover of narcotic drugs, money laundering with crypto currencies, as well as illegal migration were discussed.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing. Measures are taken to find out the source of procurement of the narcotic drug, as well as to reveal the whole chain of illegal turnover of it.

On October 11 a solemn event dedicated to the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the RA Investigative Committee was held at National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after A. Spendiaryan.

Issues on the impact of deliberate disinformation on the protection of national security, the applicability and role of artificial intelligence in problem solving, influencing decision making and implementing organizational change were discussed.

During the meeting issues on increasing the level of technological saturation of “Expert Criminalistics Center of the RA Investigative Committee” SNCO, developing professional resources, possibilities and perspectives were discussed.

Arsen Ayvazyan thanked the European experts for continuing the cooperation with the RA IC and within CyberEast+project supporting the Investigative Committee’s policy to develop its human resources in the fight against cybercrime.

Another case of smuggling and illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount for the purpose of sale was disclosed.

A number of circumstances of another case of tax evasion in particularly large amount by an LLC, were found out.

A number of circumstances of the case of tax evasion in particularly large amount by a CJSC were found out.

Arsen Ayvazyan, Deputy Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee received today the delegation headed by Zachary Barter, Director of the U.S. Embassy Yerevan's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

Decisions were made to terminate public criminal prosecutions initiated against the mentioned persons based on recovering the damage caused to the state.

The RA Investigative Committee marks the 10th anniversary of its establishment with a new, perspective initiative of cooperation with scientific educational and scientific research centers operating in the RA.

A number of circumstances of the case, as well as the criminal mechanism worked out to evade taxes in particularly large amount by LLC-s, were found out.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on terrorism organized in February, 2024 at the house in Noy district and offices of parties located in Gyulbenkyan Street was completed on the part of three persons.

In the result of disclosing the crime by the RA law enforcement bodies, they failed to begin the execution of the objective aspect of the crime included in the intent.

Significant circumstances of illegal procurement, transportation and keeping of narcotic drugs of «a-PVP» type for the purpose of sale, committed with prior agreement by two citizens of the Republic of India, were found out.

Within the framework of the program «Overcoming Violence against Women and Strengthening Gender Equality in Armenia» held by Yerevan Office of the Council of Europe a new training course on violence against women and domestic violence was held in Tsaghkadzor.

Complex tax inspection was commissioned in the mentioned LLC «M․․․» and some more affiliated organizations.

During the conference thematic seminars dedicated to strengthening the role of women, gender equality and leadership, were held.

During the meeting Mr. Ayvazyan presented the structural and functional features of the investigative system in Armenia, the process of reforms in the RA Investigative Committee.

Taking the specifics of the case into account, the conduction of preliminary investigation was assigned to the investigative group.

It should be noted that several criminal proceedings regarding 8 persons involved in the criminal chain engaged in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs were separated from the criminal proceeding related to about 53 kg of narcotic drugs smuggled to Armenia by the mentioned IRI citizen and were sent to court.

The RA Investigative Committee has summed up the results of preliminary investigation conducted in the first term of 2024 on corruption related crimes in the RA IC subdivisions.

The RA Investigative Committee has summed up the results recorded in the first semester of 2024 aimed at recovery of the pecuniary damage caused and found out within the criminal proceedings investigated in all the subdivisions of the Committee.

As a result of summery of semi-annual indicators of this year, the below-mentioned statistical indicators were recorded in the section of criminal proceedings related to domestic violence investigated in the RA Investigative Committee.

Summary and analytical work of various semi-annual indicators is ongoing in the RA Investigative Committee and in another publication prepared within its framework the statistics of criminal proceedings investigated on crimes committed against minors in the first semester of 2024 is presented.

The RA Investigative Committee summed up the statistics of the criminal proceedings investigated on crimes committed by minors during the first semester of 2024.

In the result of necessary investigative and evidentiary actions significant circumstances of the case, among them the motive, were found out, the persons having committed the alleged crime were identified.

«Expert Criminalistics Center of the RA Investigative Committee» SNCO was formed as a part of the RA Investigative Committee, through establishment by the RA Government, and its charter was approved.

Argishti Kyaramyan, Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee received today Thierry Ribault the Head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who completes his work activity in Armenia.

A case of illegal turnover of 43.724 g various types of narcotic drugs was disclosed, two of the members of the criminal group were identified.

25.000.000 AMD out of the damage caused by the company has been recovered in the course of preliminary investigation.

As a result, money in particularly large amount - 53.427.789 AMD, in total, was unreasonably deducted from the state budget in the name of the mentioned employees and was swindled by embezzlement.

At the extended board session the current results, agenda issues and strategic goals of the investigative body were discussed in the context of 10 years activity of the Investigative Committee.

The Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee considered it symbolic to mark the anniversary of a young but established system with works of employees' children, which expresses the message of looking to the future imbued with bright colors, confidence, and spiritual values.

During the seminar-discussion, an interesting and useful dialogue took place. Meetings in this format were evaluated as useful by the participants, with the expectation of making them continuous.

In the result of collaborative actions of the employees of the law enforcement bodies on November 1, 2023 5 members of the criminal group, were arrested on the base of reasonable suspicion of having committed a crime and was brought to the investigative body.

Preliminary investigation of another criminal proceeding on illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount, money laundering was completed on one person in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee.

New episodes of fraudulently embezzling money in particularly large amount, a total of 112,392,966 AMD in different currencies from many people committed by a citizen of the Republic of Iran have been disclosed.

Circumstances of the case on theft by means of computer in total amount of 2.500.000 AMD committed by 38 year-old resident of Artashat town from three different victims with the same criminal scheme, were found out.

A case of creating, leading a group with criminal subculture, being involved in it, doing actions in favor of a number of people for illegal remuneration in Lori was disclosed.

Within the framework of the program «Overcoming Violence against Women and Strengthening Gender Equality in Armenia» implemented by Yerevan Office of the Council of Europe, two days training was organized and held in Tsaghkadzor for the investigators of the RA Investigative Committee.

It was found out that the motive for hitting the window of the religious facility, causing pecuniary damage by the mentioned person was national, ethnic enmity.

In the mentioned period 47 criminal proceedings in total have been initiated in various subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee on apparent criminal manifestations committed by citizens involved in the protests.

Preliminary investigation on the part of 31 defendants within the criminal proceeding initiated on creating, organizing, managing a financial pyramid was completed.

In the result of investigative and evidentiary actions a criminal group engaged in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs through a telegram channel was disclosed.

According to the analysis of one of the internationally renowned companies in the field, the overall circulation of crypto currencies in the Republic of Armenia in 2022 has made more than 9 billion USD, the significant part of which were criminal or risky transactions.

Circumstances of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount through online store-platform registered in application «Telegram» and money laundering in particularly large amount committed between 2017 and 2023 were found out.

Another case of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount with the purpose of sale committed by 21 year-old resident of Yerevan has been disclosed.

Argishti Kyaramyan, the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee received today Maxime Longangué, the newly appointed Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan,

Preliminary investigation is ongoing. Large-scale measures are taken to find out the frame of those related to the above-mentioned case, and to find them.

Circumstances of smuggling, illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount committed by two residents of Yerevan were found out.

Underlining the significance of memorandums of cooperation signed within a year with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Kyaramyan reaffirmed the willingness of the Investigative Committee to deepen cooperation.

Investigation is conducted to find out all circumstances of cases of receiving the highest status of criminal hierarchy, being involved in the group with criminal subculture, turning to the member of the mentioned group.

He has committed 152 counts of theft by computer means in a similar way and the damage caused to the affected has made 102.213.328 AMD.

The certificates were handed over to the victims by Arsen Ayvazyan, Deputy Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee and Liana Amirbekyan, project manager of «Overcoming Violence against Women and Strengthening Gender Equality in Armenia» of Yerevan Office of the Council of Europe.

Preliminary investigation of the part separated on two persons from the criminal proceeding initiated on hooliganism committed in Hasratyan Street, Yerevan by a group of citizens of the Republic of India, murder of one of them, infliction of heavy damage to health, was completed.

It was found out that RA citizens V.M. and S.J., though providing assistance to a representative of foreign special services in order to commit espionage and hostile activity, committed high treason to the detriment of the sovereignty and external security of the Republic of Armenia.

Work done by the subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee within the 3 months of 2024 has been summed up in General Department on Special Assignments of the RA Investigative Committee.

In the result of procedural, investigative actions conducted within the framework of the proceeding a number of significant circumstances were found out.

The person, wanted within the proceeding for banditry committed with a pneumatic gun against the U.S. citizen in Proshyan Street, Yerevan, was found.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on hooliganism in Tumanyan and Mashtots Streets of Yerevan committed by two citizens of the Russian Federation was completed.

Another case of smuggling narcotic drugs in particularly large amount by a group was disclosed.

A number of circumstances of stealing property in particularly large amount through banditry committed in Armavir region, were found out.

Arsen Ayvazyan, Deputy Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee participated today in the opening ceremony of the training course regarding mutual legal assistance queries held by the initiative of the U.S. Embassy, in Yerevan.

In the course of preliminary investigation on April 15, 2024 A.D. was arrested on the base of suspicion of evading paying taxes.

They hid the taxation object in the amount of 3.481.104.442 AMD paid in cash to the employees by the company and entered distorted data in monthly calculations of income tax and social remuneration.

Circumstances of participating in the criminal organization created in 2019 and still in operation, engaged in illegal sale of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount and money laundering in particularly large amount, by 29 year-old resident of Yerevan, were found out.

A case of not paying taxes in particularly large amount was disclosed; 250․000․000 AMD was recovered to the state budget.

A case of selling goods by the business entity without providing settlement documents and not paying taxes in particularly large amount was disclosed.

The delegation of American GTH Consulting Company was hosted today at the RA Investigative Committee. They were accompanied by Argam Hovsepyan, Director of the RA National Bureau of Expertise.

Large-scale investigative actions are ongoing to disclose the terrorism cases committed in Yerevan in February, 2024.

The result and efficiency of investigation of corruption-related crimes in 2023 have been summed up in the subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee, taking into consideration that the RA Investigative Committee continues investigating similar proceedings on numerous cases.

On the base of the obtained facts the investigative body submitted motions to the prosecutor to initiate public criminal prosecution against the three persons having committed the alleged crime.

The dynamics of the criminal proceedings investigated on domestic violence in 2023 have been analyzed and summed up at the RA Investigative Committee.

It was found out that on March 21, 2024 at about 10:30 in the lovers’ garden the latter approached the foreigner from the back, hit him on the head with a pneumatic gun, stole his bag and fled.

Arrangements on development of capacities of the investigators in the field of cybercrimes, high technologies, acquisition of electronic evidence and holding training courses over the next few months have been achieved.

As a result of the searches documents and items of interest for the investigation, among them weapon, ammunition, plans, schemes, masses like narcotic drugs and other items, were found and taken.

Reference has also been made to the U.S. Embassy’s new program for promoting anti-corruption reforms, launched a few days before.

The RA Investigative Committee presents the general dynamics of crimes committed by minors according to the criminal proceedings investigated in the IC proceeding.

The opportunities and directions of the cooperation, other issues of mutual interest have been discussed

A criminal group engaged in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs was disclosed; a secret laboratory for making drugs by the group was found.

The impartial and comprehensive investigation of crimes committed against minors, also in the context of preventing criminal harassment against them, is always in the center of attention of the Committee.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on hooliganism with a weapon and physical impact committed against the resident of Abovyan in Constitution Square of the same town is ongoing.

Urgent investigative, procedural actions are conducted, operative-intelligence measures are taken to find out all circumstances of the case, to identify all those involved in the case.