In the result of large-scale investigative and other procedural actions conducted in Aragatsotn Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee circumstances of abuses committed in Aparan municipality were found out.

Pursuant to factual data obtained through investigation, the head of Aparan city community, holding the mentioned position from 2005 to 5 November, 2017, being an official, willfully did not use any measures of administrative responsibility envisaged by the legislation on administrative offenses against the person who had performed a construction without relevant permission. Besides, the head of the community helped the head of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community abuse official authorities. Particularly, in order to conceal the fact of improper implementation of the latter’s official duties, without having an authority, he signed numerous decisions made in the name of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community instead of him whereas the latter was at work thus causing significant damage to legal interests of public and state.

Through investigation it was also found out that after taking up the position by the head of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community on November 10, 2017, one of the deputies head being appointed on the position on the same day, the other – in December, 2018, helped the head of the mentioned community abuse his official authorities. Particularly, in order to conceal the fact of improper implementation of the latter’s official duties, without having an authority, they signed some of the decisions made in the name of the community instead of him whereas the latter was at work thus causing significant damage to legal interests of public and state.

It was also found out that the secretary of the staff of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community, in order to help the head of the community swindle the property in significant amount entrusted to the latter, in several periods from 2017 to 2020 while the head of the community was not attending work because he was not in the Republic of Armenia, the secretary made false documents entering false information about proper attendance to work by the head of the community in the result of which in the mentioned period money in significant amount was calculated as a salary and transferred to the bank card of the head of the community which the latter swindled by squandering.

Besides, the secretary of the staff of the community in several periods form July, 2018 to 3 February, 2020 formed official documents for decisions allegedly made by the head of the community in case the latter did not attend work for several reasons which the head of the community confirmed with his signature and seal. The secretary of the staff of the community also signed some of the decisions made in the name of the community instead of him thus causing significant damage to legal interests of public and state.

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against the head of Aparan city community according to the Part 1 of the Article 308, the Article 315², the Part 1 of the Article 38-308 (2 counts) of RA Criminal Code. Charge was pressed against the deputies of the head of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community according to the Part 1 of the Article 38-308 and against the secretary of the staff of the same community – according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 38-179, the Part 1 of the Article 325, the Part 1 of the Article 38-314 (4 counts) of RA Criminal Code. Signature not to leave was chosen as a pretrial measure against them.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to court.

It was earlier informed that preliminary investigation of the part on the head of Aparan multi-dwelling enlarged community separated from the criminal case 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.