In the result of investigatory actions of great volume conducted in the framework of the criminal case investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee a number of persons involved in swindling grants in particularly large amount  provided by European Union Delegation to Armenia were identified. 10 persons were involved as a defendant.
 

It was earlier informed that the inspection results conducted by the Finance, Contracts and Audit Section of European Union Delegation were received in the Investigative Committee. According to them the grant given to an Armenian organization “Martuni Students Council” NGO in the framework of EU project was not used for the purpose intended and money in particularly large amount was squandered.
 

A criminal case was initiated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee on swindling in particularly large amount. During preliminary investigation investigatory actions of great volume were conducted to provide comprehensive, objective and complete investigation, in the result of which other counts of abuses were also found. New actual data were obtained on the allegation that besides the above mentioned program, applications on behalf of other NGOs were also submitted to grant competitions declared by Delegation of European Union to Armenia after which the works set forth by the contracts were not actually performed and the grant money in particularly large amount given for the implementation of the projects was swindled.
 

On the base of the obtained evidence charges were pressed against 8 persons Tigran Suqiasyan, Gevorg Ghazaryan, Rubina Ter-Martirosyan, Armen Bareghamyan, Anahit Avagyan, Sergey Balasanyan, Dina Manukyan, Karen Stepanyan for swindling money in large amount provided for implementation of grant projects, supporting swindling, as well as forgery committed by a group of persons. A decision to involve two more persons Hrayr Gyonjyan and Garik Chilingaryan as a defendant was made and search was declared against them.
 

In the framework of the criminal case forensic accounting and forensic economic complex examinations were commissioned.
 

At this stage of investigation other information shall not be published. Additional information on procedural decisions made in the framework of the criminal case will be provided.
 

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