Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on manufacture, sale or keeping of counterfeited money was completed in Gegharkunik Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

Pursuant to data obtained through investigation on July 20, 2019 in the restaurant complex located at the area of Sevan peninsula with the help of 44 year-old resident of Gavar, as well as alone in the restaurant complex located in Dilijan, for the purpose of sale of counterfeited money, 26 year-old resident of Yerevan told that he had not Armenian drams to pay. Then he sold counterfeited money with nominal value of 500 Euros to the managers for exchange for which each of them paid 250.000 AMD. 26 year-old young man paid for the food from the mentioned Armenian drams and left.

Besides, 26 year-old resident of Yerevan, reaching prior agreement with 44 year-old man on sale of counterfeited money with nominal value of 500 Euros, in July, 2019 through a resident of Gavar bought golden jewelry of 13.9gr. in one of gold markets in Yerevan.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against 26 year-old resident of Yerevan according to the Part 1 of the Article 202 (manufacture, sale or keeping of counterfeited money or securities) of RA Criminal Code (two counts) and according to the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 202 ((manufacture, sale or keeping of counterfeited money or securities by a group of people with prior agreement) of RA Criminal Code. Detention was used as a pretrial measure against him.

Charge was pressed against the resident of Gavar town according to the Part 1 of the Article 38-202 (supporting to manufacture, sale or keeping of counterfeited money or securities) and the Point 2 of the Part 2 of the Article 202 ((manufacture, sale or keeping of counterfeited money or securities by a group of people with prior agreement) of RA Criminal Code. The court considered usage of mortgage permissible as an optional pretrial measure against him.

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.