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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.

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.

In the result of large-scale investigative and secret investigative actions conducted, as well as operative-intelligence measures two cases of terrorism organized in February, 2024 in Yerevan have been disclosed.

Significant circumstances of hooliganism with a weapon and physical impact against the resident of Abovyan community committed by more than a dozen people were found out.

During the exchange of ideas, the importance of such cognitive visits was emphasized from the point of view of getting acquainted with each other’s capabilities, defining the most objective directions of cooperation.

Preliminary investigation of the part separated from the criminal proceeding initiated on the incident between two persons having the highest status of criminal hierarchy and their supporters, was completed.

As a sign of friendship and closer bilateral relations, the Head of the Special Investigation Service of Georgia planted a fir tree in the yard of the RA Investigative Committee.

Public criminal prosecution against the servicemen of the armed forces of Azerbaijan was terminated.

Preliminary investigation was completed, the materials of the criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment were sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.

The delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany was received by A. Ayvazyan, Deputy Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee.

A criminal proceeding was initiated on diversion attempt, murder attempt in a way dangerous for other people’s life, as well as out of national, religious hatred, intolerance and hostility, illegal carrying and transportation of firearm, ammunition, smuggling of firearm and ammunition and illegal crossing of state border committed on February 28, 2024 by Ruslan Eldanis-Oghlu Penakhov, servicemen of the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The fishermen, in masks, approached the officials in motor boats, surrounded their boats demanding that they should not remove their fishing nets and other items from the lake.

a number of circumstances of engagement in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs smuggled to the RA from IRI by two brothers, residents of Armavir region and a minor resident of Ararat region were found out.

The results of the criminal proceedings on extraction of sand and gravel mixture, being investigated and completed as of January 20, 2024 in regional investigative departments of the RA Investigative Committee, have been summed up.

Citizens of the Republic of Turkey I.Q., E.Y. and RA citizen A.M. were found on February 20, 2024 at various addresses of Yerevan and arrested.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on cases of theft of about 40 million AMD committed by means of computer by 37 year-old resident of Yerevan was completed.

The writ was submitted to the person holding a high-ranking position in the RA Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body to be signed. The latter signed it and referred to the RA SRC.

Arsen Ayvazyan, Deputy Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee received today Heather Bergey, DoJ FBI Legal Attaché in Armenia and Georgia.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding on apparent abuses committed during the procurement tender for «Creation of a bank of public investment projects» service for the needs of the RA Ministry of Economy is ongoing .

A case of a schematic crime of procuring, keeping and transporting counterfeit currency in large amount with the purpose of realization, committed with prior agreement by a group of people, was disclosed.

Argishti Kyaramyan, the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee and Kristina Alison Kvien, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Armenia were present at the memorandum signing ceremony.

The servicemen of the armed forces of Azerbaijan, out of racial, national, ethnic hatred, intolerance or hostility, with the intent to illegally deprive of life, fired shots towards the combat positions of the south-eastern part of the contact line.

Arsen Ayvazyan underlined that the RA Investigative Committee was ready for close collaboration with the Embassy as well as with the law enforcement bodies of the United Kingdom.

In his congratulatory speech Argishti Kyaramyan considered the creation of the RA IC Veterans’ Council as a historical and symbolic event.

The "Best Subdivision" and "Best Investigator" awards are held every year which is aimed at giving a proper evaluation to the professional and service activity of the IC functional subdivisions and investigators, fostering the efficiency of their work.

On February 7 an extended board session was held at the RA Investigative Committee which was headed by Argishti Kyaramyan, the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee.

The General Department of Investigation of Smuggling and Economic Crimes of the RA Investigative Committee summed up the results of its one-year activity.

Investigation is conducted in Syunik Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee to find out the circumstances of smuggling and selling narcotic drugs in particularly large amount.

Numerous commercials have been disseminated through various internet platforms on earning money through the program «City Bike» presented itself as an Armenian branch of the American company of the same name.

All the former investigators of the General Investigative Department of the R ANSS, who have expressed a wish to continue their service in the RA IC General Department of Investigation of Crimes against the State, Fundamentals of the Constitutional Order and Public Security, have already been appointed to relevant positions .

In the course of preliminary investigation the accused completely recovered the damage caused.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on trafficking of 4 persons, among them 1 child, committed by 38 year-old resident of Kotayk region, was completed.

Another case of selling goods without submitting calculation documents and tax evasion in particularly large amount committed by a business entity, was disclosed.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated on tax evasion in particularly large amount committed by the former directors and chief accountant of «Yerevan» medical center was completed.

Preliminary investigation on others involved in the group, other possible sources of narcotic drugs and their volume is ongoing.

The explosion that took place in the mentioned warehouse caused 218 persons’ death.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing to find other members of the criminal group, to find out the source of procurement of narcotic drugs,.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding on alienation of more than two dozen real estate properties, ommitted by the former head of Gyumri community through official forgery, abuse of official authorities, was completed.

13 counts of alienation and owning of communal lands not subject to alienation, hiding the criminal origin of the property procured in this way committed by the former Mayor of Stepanavan A.Gh., with the involvement of some other people, were disclosed.