28.10.2025

Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Proceeding Initiated on Committing Theft by Former Official of Ministry of Defense Completed

Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Proceeding Initiated on Committing Theft by Former Official of Ministry of Defense Completed

 

As a result of large-scale evidentiary and procedural actions conducted, as well as operative-intelligence measures taken in the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated in General Military Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee, it was found out that the former head of the motor vehicle service of the unit N of the RA Ministry of Defense secretly misappropriated 16 tires worth a total of 575,000 AMD from the unit’s motor depot during 2021-2022. The tires were subsequently discovered and confiscated during the preliminary investigation.

In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding public criminal prosecution was initiated against the former official of the Ministry of Defense according to the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 254 of RA Criminal Code.

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

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.