On 11 March 2025, the prosecutor transferred to the Court the criminal proceedings on the illegal alienation of the land plot in the address Street 1, Zovuni community of Kotayk Region. 

The criminal proceedings examined by the Anti-Corruption Committee revealed that by the Government’s Resolution No. 1340-N of September 7, 2006, the land plot at 180/1-2, 1st Street of Zovuni community of Kotayk region was transferred to the Zovuni community with the right of ownership gratuitously. On May 16, 2017, the community’s ownership right to the above-mentioned land plot with an area of ​​0.6 ha was registered.

On July 10 of the same year, the former Head of Zovuni community, V.S., applied to the Cadastre Committee to obtain a unified reference on the above-mentioned land plot. The Cadastre Committee informed in writing that the 0.5 ha part of the land plot is a playground by the relevant Government decision and is included in the list of lands not subject to privatization (it is included in the list of lands not subject to alienation provided for in Article 60 of the Land Code).

V.S. changed the operational significance of the land plot to public construction, and on July 17, 2017, he made decision No. 156, by which the operational significance of the above-mentioned land plot was changed to public construction.

Aimed at giving the above-mentioned decision legal appearance, V.S. included false information in the document stating that the competent authority, Governor of Kotayk Region, had consented to change the operational significance of the land plot. Then, the decision made by V.S., containing illegal and false information, was submitted to the Cadastre Committee, on the basis of which the ownership rights of the Zovuni community to the land plot was registered on July 20, 2017, and about a month later, the above-mentioned land plot was alienated by auction to the LLC.

On February 28, 2025, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against V.S. under Part 1 of Article 309 (abuse of official powers) and Part 1 of Article 314 (official forgery) of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003.

On March 11, 2025, the criminal proceedings were transferred to the Anti-Corruption Court with an approved indictment.

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.