Damage Caused to State Being Restored; 30 million AMD Transferred to IC Deposit Account by Former and Current Directors of “Araratyan Car Station” LLC as Compensation
Investigatory and other procedural actions of great volume are conducted within the criminal case investigated in Ararat Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee to find out the abuses committed by the directors of “Araratyan Car Station” LLC operating in Ararat province, to restore the damage caused to the state.
According to the license received from the RA Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, “Araratyan Car Station” LLC carried out mandatory technical inspection of transport means during which, pursuant to investigation data, abuses were committed.
According to data obtained through the criminal case, with the purpose of swindling fixed payments to be paid to the state budget by citizens for technical inspection – 3.500 -10.500 AMD by each citizen, the directors of the company swindled money in particularly large amount without carrying out technical inspection of transport means, by forgery of the payment documents for the service. And the employees of Transport Inspection of the RA Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies did not properly perform the function control of technical inspection of transport means envisaged by the Article 6 of the RA Law «On RA Transport Inspection», sub-paragraph «ի» of the paragraph 7 and 8 of the RA Decision N 1810-Ն of 21.11.2002 causing significant damage and grave consequences.
Necessary investigatory actions are conducted to find out the volume of the real damage caused to the state, to clarify the frame of those involved in abuses, to personalize the actions of each of them and based on the obtained evidence to give appropriate legal assessment.
In the result of measures taken within the criminal case 30 million AMD was transferred to deposit account of the RA Investigative Committee by the former and current heads of the company as partial restoration of the damage caused.
Preliminary investigation is ongoing.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.