Criminal cases on corruption related crimes investigated in the proceeding of the RA Investigative Committee in the first term of 2021 were studied in the Investigative Committee.

In the first term of 2021 84 materials on corruption related crimes were prepared in the Investigative Committee. In the mentioned period in the proceeding of the competent bodies of the Committee 1294 criminal cases were investigated, 79 criminal cases were initiated, proceeding of 55 criminal cases formerly terminated or suspended was recommenced, 304 criminal cases were received from other RA bodies conducting criminal prosecution and other subdivisions of the Committee. 7 criminal cases were returned by the prosecutor for additional investigation. 18 parts were separated from the criminal cases.

Out of 1294 criminal cases on corruption related crimes

• 1 referred to bribing voters, taking bribe, violation of the ban on charity during elections or obstructing the exercise of the voter's free will envisaged by the Article 154.2 of RA Criminal Code,
• 18 - to swindling committed with abuse of official position envisaged by the Point 1.1 of the Part 2 of the Article 178 of RA Criminal Code,
• 22 - to swindling if committed with abuse of official position envisaged by the Part 3 of the Article 178 of RA Criminal Code,
• 188 - to squandering or embezzlement with abuse of official position envisaged by the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 179 of RA Criminal Code,
• 200 - to squandering or embezzlement if committed with abuse of official position envisaged by the Part 3 of the Article 179 of RA Criminal Code,
• 2 - to legitimizing illegally obtained income (money laundering) envisaged by the Article 190 of RA Criminal Code,
• 12 -  to commercial bribe envisaged by the Article 200 of RA Criminal Code,
• 61 - to abuse of authority by the employees of commercial or other organizations envisaged by the Article 214 of RA Criminal Code,
• 435 - to abuse of official authorities envisaged by the Article 308 of RA Criminal Code,
• 20 - to exceeding official authorities envisaged by the Article 309 of RA Criminal Code,
• 6 - to illegal participation in entrepreneurial activity envisaged by the Article 310 of RA Criminal Code,
• 74 - to taking bribes envisaged by the Article 311 of RA Criminal Code,
• 7 - to getting illegal payment from a public servant envisaged by the Article 311.1 of RA Criminal Code,
• 21 - to giving a bribe envisaged by the Article 312 of RA Criminal Code,
• 1 – to giving illegal payment for using real or alleged influence envisaged by the Article 312.2 of RA Criminal Code,
• 101 – to official forgery envisaged by the Article 314 of RA Criminal Code,
• 125 - to abuse of power, transgression or administrative dereliction envisaged by the Article 375 of RA Criminal Code.
  
  

Preliminary investigation of 252 criminal cases on corruption related crimes was completed, proceeding of 196 criminal cases was terminated 142 of which on acquittal, 54 – on non acquittal base.

56 criminal cases with the bill of indictment were sent to court. Proceeding of 50 criminal cases was suspended.

37 criminal cases were sent to other bodies according to investigative subordination. Proceeding of 88 criminal cases was combined.

867 criminal cases are incomplete.

Information on persons prosecuted for corruption related crimes in the first term of 2021

537 persons were prosecuted 27 of which were arrested, 21 were released from arrest.
323 persons were involved as a defendant.

7 of the motions on choosing detention as a pretrial measure submitted to court were rejected, 15 were sufficed, mortgage was used against 5 persons, tenure of 15 defendants was terminated.

6 defendants were released from custody 2 of which by the prosecutor, 4 by the court.

Criminal prosecution against 37 persons was terminated on acquittal base, against 83 – on non-acquittal base.

76 persons were sued.

467 persons were prosecuted within incomplete cases 2 of which were under custody.

Information about pecuniary damage caused within completed criminal cases and materials initiation of which was rejected on non-acquittal base, as well as about restoration of damage

Within 89 criminal cases and materials the initiation of which was rejected on non-acquittal base pecuniary damage was caused. The number of persons within the mentioned criminal cases and rejected materials was 128 67 of which were officials. The amount of the pecuniary damage was 1.294.665.509 AMD of which damage of 1.280.739.509 AMD was caused to the state and of 13.926.000 AMD – to legal entities and individuals.

190.492.041 AMD of the pecuniary damage caused was restored 182.115.041 AMD of which was the restored damage caused to the state, 8.377.000 AMD – to legal entities and individuals.

The amount of the pecuniary damage caused by crimes within criminal cases terminated on non-acquittal base was 123.931.929 AMD of which 99.635.132 AMD was restored.