On the base of the factual data obtained in the course of preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding investigated in the Department of Investigation of Crimes against Humanity of General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee on abuse of official position, swindling of the entrusted property, money laundering and other cases committed by the officials of “Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi” foundation, criminal prosecution was initiated against the former vice-rector of the Foundation in charge of  financial and economic activities between 2015 and 2016 K.H. Pursuant to it the latter organized money laundering, particularly, by signing a formal agreement between the director of “Heratsi” trade union M.A. and the person actually managing “Arev-Shin” LLC R.D. He organized the transfer and conversion of the money in particularly large amount with criminal origin with the aim of concealing and distorting their true nature and criminal origin.

K.H.  being definitely informed about the presence of money in the bank accounts of "Heratsi" trade union transferred by "Yerevan Mkhitar Heratsi State Medical University" foundation in 2015-2016 as a membership fee, as well as money transferred under other pretexts and thus stolen, by developing a criminal mechanism, he intended to organize and commit the laundering of the mentioned amounts (money) obtained by criminal means.

In order to carry out his criminal intention, in the result of formal signing of civil transaction, with the intent to make the money in particularly large amount, 16.800.000 AMD out of the money in the bank account of “Heratsi” trade union look legal and to put it into legal circulation, thus  to conceal the real nature of the mentioned money and to ensure its transfer, K.H. reached prior agreement with his close friend actually managing “Davtyan Father and Sons” LLC R.D. and the director of “Heratsi” trade union M.A. after which on July 19, 2016  R.D. founded “Arev-Shin” LLC in the name of one of his employees A.A. managing it himself. Organized by K.H. on July 1, 2016 a false agreement on providing paid services was signed between “Arev-Shin” LLC not yet legally registered and the director of “Heratsi” trade union M.A. regarding organizing the rest of 224 employees of the Foundation in "Asteris" resort, located in Sevan town, owned by "Davtyan Father and Sons" LLC from July 19 to 23 and from July 22 to 26.

The director of “Heratsi” trade union M.A., organized by K.H., ongoing actions aimed at implementation of criminal intention, on the base of the mentioned false documents, on July 20 and 25, 2016 on each day transferred 8.400.000 AMD to the bank account of “Arev-Shin” LLC which, at R.D.’s request, A.A. cashed out in Sevan branch of the bank and gave the latter. Pursuant to prior agreement with K.H., R.D. took 3.360.000 AMD of the mentioned money as a payment amount for the tax liabilities arising from the mentioned transaction and gave the rest of the money, 13.440.000 AMD to K.H. in Sevan town.

Then without organizing the rest of any employee of the Foundation in “Asteris” resort, on July 29, 2016 a false handover-acceptance deed regarding the provision of services was drawn up and signed between “Heratsi” trade union and “Arev-Shin” LLC.

On the base of the obtained sufficient facts criminal prosecution was initiated against K.H. according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 38-190 of RA former Criminal Code which corresponds to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 46-296 of RA current Criminal Code.

In the course of preliminary investigation it was found out that immediately after the persons having carried out the mentioned transactions had been summoned to the investigative body, on April 20, 2023 K.H. left the RA.

The investigative body submitted a motion to court to choose detention as a pretrial measure against K.H.. It was sufficed and search was declared.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.