In the framework of the criminal case investigated in territorial subdivisions of the RA Investigative Committee necessary investigatory and other procedural actions are conducted to find out all circumstances of apparent abuses committed by a number of companies engaged in technical inspection of cars, to clarify the real volume of the damage caused.

As it was already informed, based on the license received from the RA Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, a number of companies carried out mandatory technical inspection of transport means in several regions of the republic and administrative districts of the capital during which, pursuant to investigation data, abuses were committed.

Particularly, 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 mentioned companies 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.  

In addition to other companies apparent abuses were found in the activity of «Trans System» and «Avtorad», «Searvi» LL companies and the criminal cases initiated on them are investigated in the RA IC Investigative Division of Ajapnyak and Davtashen administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department, Regional Investigative Departments of Kotayk and Lori.  

Necessary investigatory actions are conducted to find out the frame of those involved in abuses, to personalize the actions of each of them and to give appropriate legal assessment based on the obtained evidence.

In the result of measures taken within the criminal case receipts on paying 10 million AMD by the director of «Trans System», 3 million AMD – by the director of «Avtorad» LLC, 6 million AMD – by the director of «Searvi” OJSC-s were submitted to the RA IC deposit account as a partial restoration of the damaged caused.

It was earlier informed that within the criminal cases investigated in the Regional Investigative Departments of Ararat and Tavush 30 million AMD and 6.7 million AMD were transferred to the IC deposit account by the companies “Araratyan Car Station” and “H. A. Auto Technical Inspection”, accordingly.

Thus, in the framework of criminal cases investigated on abuses recorded only in the mentioned sphere last week 55.7 million AMD was paid by CJSC-s as a partial restoration of the damage caused.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.

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