In the framework of the criminal case investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee swindling in large amount under the pretext of giving bribe by cheating committed by an advocate was disclosed. Charge was pressed against two people.

Pursuant to data obtained through investigation M. Hakobyan, having been engaged in advocacy activities since 2002, in March, 2018 apparently induced her client to give bribe in particularly large amount to the members of Interdepartmental Commission for Forensic Psychiatric Examinations attached to the RA Ministry of Health after which by cheating swindled from him money in large amount - 2.500 USD tantamount to 1.200.975 AMD.

Particularly, on December 14, 2017 based on the agreement signed on providing services the advocate took up the protection of the person charged with committing a crime envisaged by the Part 1 of the Article 104 of RA Criminal Code. In order to get a desirable result of forensic examination commissioned within the criminal case, according to investigation data, the advocate demanded money from the defendant’s uncle to give it as a bribe to the members of Interdepartmental Commission for Forensic Psychiatric Examinations attached to the RA Ministry of Health.

On March 17, 2018 the advocate received and allegedly swindled a part of the money - 2.500 USD tantamount to 1.200.975 AMD from the defendant’s uncle in her office and agreed to get the rest of the money after the examination was over.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against the advocate according to the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 178 and the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 34-38-312 of RA Criminal Code, charge was pressed against the defendant’s uncle according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 34-312 of RA Criminal Code.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to prosecutor supervising the legality of preliminary investigation.

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