On March 27, 2025, in the order envisaged by the "Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly", Anna Vardapetyan, Prosecutor General represented the writ of motion on giving consent for initiating a criminal prosecution against Taron Margaryan (father’s name: Andranik), Member of the 8^th convocation of the National Assembly.

The Prosecutor General particularly mentioned, “During the term envisaged by the "Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly" constitutional law I would like to represent the writ of motion on giving consent for initiating a criminal prosecution against Taron Margaryan (father’s name: Andranik), Member of the 8^th convocation of the National Assembly. The writ of execution was officially addressed to the National Assembly and was published on the official webpage of the National Assembly”.

Pursuant to the criminal proceeding:

The officials of the State Property Management Department adjacent to the Government and Municipality of Yerevan city, abusing their official position as well as employees of “Town planning” CJSC abusing their official powers illegally separated and alienated a land plot with the surface of 3581, 43 m² from the state owned land plot with the surface of 15523 m² transferred to “Number 185 Secondary School” SNCO located at 5 H. Beknazaryan Str., for gratuitous use. On August 9, 2018, criminal case № 58217318 was initiated at the Investigative Department of the National Security Service  under part 2 of article 214  and part 2 of article 308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003. On November 6, 2019, criminal case № 58217318 was accepted into the proceeding of the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee.

The officials of the State Property Management Department and Municipality of Yerevan city, abusing their official position, illegally separated and alienated a land plot with the surface of 3596,8 m² from the land plot with the surface of 13172 m² occupied by “Number 16 special school of the city of Yerevan” located at 40 Acharyan Str”. On June 23, 2020 criminal case №17108920 was initiated at the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor-Nork Administrative Districts of the Investigative Department of Yerevan of the Investigative Committee under part 2 of article 308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003. On June 29, 2020 criminal case №17108920 was accepted into the proceeding of the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee and was merged with criminal case №58217318 on the same day.

The officials of the Municipality of Yerevan city, abusing their official position as well as employees of “Town planning” CJSC abusing their official powers illegally separated and alienated land plots with the surfaces of 580,63 m² and 863,34 m² from the land plot with the surface of 6453 m² and occupied by “Number 64 pre-school educational institution of the city of Yerevan” CNPO located at 12 Avanesov Str., city of Yerevan. On July 3, 2018 criminal case №58214218 was initiated at the NSS Investigative Department under part 2 of article 308 and part 2 of article 214 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003. On March 4, 2020, criminal case №58214218 was accepted into the proceeding of the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee and on July 29, 2020 a decision was made to merge criminal case №58214218 with criminal case №58217318.

During the preliminary examination a decision was rendered to separate criminal proceeding №69113821 from criminal proceeding №58217318.

Criminal proceeding № 69113821, regarding the charges brought against Arman Sahakyan (father’s name: Galust) under part 2 of article 308, Taron Margaryan (father’s name: Andranik) under point 2 of article 308 (3 counts), Andranik Kasayan (father’s name: Mazman) under part 2 of article 308 (4 counts) and part 1 of article 314 (4 counts), Arsen Amyan (father’s name: Seryozha) under part 2 of article 308 (4 counts), Hayk Kyureghyan (father’s name: Artush) under part 2 of article 38-308 and part 1 of article 38-314, Aram Yengoyan (father’s name: Artavazd) under part 2 of article 38-308, Tigran Potikyan (father’s name: Karlen) under part 2 of article 38-308, Mikayel Hakobyan (father’s name: Levon) under part 2 of article 38-308 and Hayk Petrosyan (father’s name: Henrikh) under part 2 of article 38-308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 was submitted to the court with the indictment drawn up on December 30, 2021.

Pursuant to the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court, dated May 10, 2024, the criminal prosecution against Aram Yengoyan under part 2 of article 38-308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 was terminated on a non-acquittal ground, based on the lapse of time defined by point 6 of part 1 of article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code adopted on July 1, 1998. 

Pursuant to the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court, dated September 19, 2024, the criminal prosecution against Hayk Kyureghyan under part 2 of article 38-308 and part 1 of article 38-314 and against Mikayel Hakobyan under part 2 of article 38-308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, was terminated on a non-acquittal ground, based on the lapse of time defined by point 6 of part 1 of article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code adopted on July 1, 1998. 

Pursuant to the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court, dated October 21, 2024, the criminal prosecution against Hayk Petrosyan under part 2 of article 38-308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, was terminated on a non-acquittal ground, based on the lapse of time defined by point 6 of part 1 of article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code adopted on July 1, 1998. 

Pursuant to the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court, dated October 24, 2024, the criminal prosecution against Tigran Potikyan under part 2 of article 38-308 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, was terminated on a non-acquittal ground, based on the lapse of time defined by point 6 of part 1 of article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code adopted on July 1, 1998. 

Pursuant to the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court, dated February 4, 2024, the criminal prosecution against Arman Sahakyan under part 2 of article 308, Taron Margaryan under part 2 of article 308 (3 counts), Andranik Kasayan under part 2 of article 308 (4 counts) and part 1 of article 314 (4 counts)  of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, was terminated on a non-acquittal ground, based on the lapse of time defined by point 6 of part 1 of article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Code adopted on July 1, 1998. 

№69138024 criminal proceeding was initiated at the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee under points 1 and 3 of article 190 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003 against the authorized employees of the Municipality of the city of Yerevan and the State Property Management Department adjacent to the Government. The latter, abusing their official power, without any substantiation, conducted transformation (conversion) of land plots with certain surfaces occupied by “Number 185 Secondary School” SNCO located at 5 H. Beknazaryan Str., “Number 16 special school of the city of Yerevan” located at 40 Acharyan Str., and “Number 64 pre-school educational institution of the city of Yerevan” belonging to Yerevan community.

On December 28, 2024 a decision was rendered on merging criminal proceeding №69138024 with criminal proceeding №58217318.

Taron Margaryan, Mayor of the city of Yerevan, bearing the obligation of suspension of unauthorized construction of buildings and constructions and voluntary occupation of land plots belonging to the community under the legal acts, failed to apply measures of administrative liability envisaged by the legislation on administrative offences against the persons voluntarily occupying the land plot belonging to the state and allocated to “Number 185 Secondary School” SNCO located at 5 H. Beknazaryan Str.. Taking into consideration the abovementioned, on February 19, 2025, the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee initiated criminal proceeding №69107125 under article 3152 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, which afterwards was merged with criminal proceeding №58217318.

Thus, evaluating the evidence collected within the framework of the criminal proceedings in terms of relevance, admissibility, and reliability, and the combination of all evidence in terms of sufficiency, it must be stated that there are sufficient data to initiate public criminal prosecution against Taron Margaryan, Member of the 8^th convocation of the National Assembly, under points 2 and 3 of part 3 of article 296 (4 counts) (complies with points 1 and 3 of part 3 of article 190 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003)  under points 2,4 and 5 of part 2 of article 441 of the Criminal Code (complies with part 2 of article 309 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003) and under part 1 of article 447 (complies with article 3152 of the Criminal Code adopted on April 18,2003), thus based on the proposal of the supervising prosecutor on applying to the National Assembly for receiving consent to initiate a public criminal prosecution against Taron Margaryan (father’s name: Andranik) and guided by article 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, article 108 of the "Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia" constitutional law and point 9 of part 1 of article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Code I hereby  

R E Q U E S T

To give a consent for initiating a criminal proceeding against Taron Margaryan (father’s name: Andranik), Member of the 8^th convocation of the National Assembly.