On December 21, 2022, the supervising prosecutor rendered decisions on initiating a public criminal prosecution against E.S., security worker and H.B. driver of M.P. holding the position of the RA Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer from 2008 until 2016.

 

During the criminal proceedings examined in the Anti-Corruption Committee factual data were obtained on the fact that H.B. and E.S. helped M.P. the former Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer to embezzle other person’s property in particularly large amounts by using his official powers.

 

On December 22, 2022 the decisions on initiating public criminal prosecution were submitted to the RA Anti-Corruption Committee for bringing charges against them.  

  

Before that on May 20, 2022, a decision was rendered on involving M.P. the former Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer as an accused, because the latter holding the position of the Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer of the RA embezzled properties in particularly large amounts in five different cases as well as legalized property in particularly large amounts obtained through crime.

 

Besides that, M.P. during the time period of holding the position of the RA Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer, appointed his relatives in different positions in the Compulsory Enforcement Service of the Ministry of Justice. They failed to attend their work and fulfill their functional obligations, however their salary (AMD 59 039 668) was calculated and paid from the state budget. 

 

M.P. being an official, despite the prohibition envisaged by the law founded an organization, which carried out an entrepreneurial activity, participated in the management of different companies, including foreign companies through his authorized persons, as well as using his official powers, based on the lucrative and personal interest, created advantages and  favorable conditions for himself and his relatives. Afterwards, he hid the property in particularly large amounts obtained through his participation in the illegal entrepreneurial activity in the amount of USD 1 190 000, thus legalizing the real source of origin. 

 

Notice:  A person charged with any crime shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code—by the judgment came into legal force.