Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on squandering in particularly large amount and official forgery as well as support to the mentioned crimes was completed in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

In the result of investigatory actions conducted within the criminal case it was found out that the director of Polyclinic N 1 of Vanadzor, holding the mentioned position from January, 2001 to October, 2019 and implementing administrative-economic, organizational, managerial authorities, being an official committed squandering in particularly large amount and official forgery; learning that her sister-in-law had financial problems, in March, 2011 she signed a labor contract and registered her in the same company as a sanitary.

However, being aware that form March, 2011 to October, 2017 she did not attend work, did not implement her service duties, out of mercenary motives to provide her sister-in-law with additional income, abusing official position, in the mentioned period each month she made, signed and confirmed official documents on attendance and factual working hours with false content and putting them into circulation submitted them for payment thus swindling somebody else’s money in particularly large amount - 3.459.200 AMD.

At the end of each month the director’s sister-in-law signed in work attendance logs, receiving the salary withdrawn in her name and using it for personal needs supported the director of polyclinic to commit official forgery and squander somebody else’s money in particularly large amount - 3.459.200 AMD.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against the director of Polyclinic N 1 of Vanadzor according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 179 (squandering or embezzlement) and the Part 1 of the Article 314 (official forgery) of RA Criminal Code. Charge was pressed against her sister-in-law according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 38-179 (squandering or embezzlement) and the Part 1 of the Article 38-314 (official forgery) of RA Criminal Code. Signature not to leave was chosen as a pretrial measure against them.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to court.

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