Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on swindling somebody’s property in particularly large amount by squandering committed by Notary was completed in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee.
 

In the result of investigatory actions conducted in the framework of the criminal case initiated on the base of the citizen’s report sufficient evidence were obtained on the allegation that the Notary squandered 64.000 USD entrusted to him.
 

Thus, according to investigation data, according to the purchase contract signed on December 12, 2014 the citizen sold his flat for 81.000 USD.  The buyer paid 16.000 USD and pledged to pay the rest of the money – 65.000 USD until March 15, 2015. However the agreement was breached and on March 20 only 1000 USD was transferred.
 

After some months – on July 8, 2015 the new owner of the flat submitted a written request to the Notary of Shengavit Notarial District asking to receive 64.000 USD as deposit to give to the former owner of the flat. The Notary made an appropriate note in the register-book on passing him the money but, breaching the requirements of the Articles 73-75 of RA Law “On Notaries”, he did not receive it as a deposit account and did not give to the former owner of the flat. Through preliminary investigation it was grounded that the Notary swindled the mentioned 64.000 USD by squandering.  
 

On the base of the evidence obtained through the criminal case investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee, in the order defined by law, charge was pressed against the Notary according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 179 of RA Criminal Code. Detention was chosen as a pretrial measure against him. The notary accepted the accusation and gave testimony.  
 

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

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