On October 2, a letter from the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Armenia has been received in the Prosecutor’s Office of Yerevan city conserning the damage to the stability of the building - monument as a result of the land works without the consent of the authorized body in the area adjacent to the monument building in Aram Street.
By the order of the prosecutor of Yerevan city , a letter has been sent to the Yerevan Police Department to prepare materials on the fact of a flagrant crime and to resolve the issue of initiating a criminal case.
According to the prepared materials, it has been found that LTD Old City, which has a license to carry out construction work in 26/1, Buzand Str., on September 20, 2017 has signed a contract for construction work with Avagyanbridge LLC, which carried out construction work at the specified address from September 2017 to March 2018 with the violation of the security requirements of the protection zones and the mode of operation of monuments, as well as the rules for the protection of territories adjacent to protected monuments, which is provided for by the RA Law “On the Protection and Operation of Immovable Historical and Cultural Monuments and Adjacent Territories”.
Note: Every person suspected in or charged with a criminal offense shall be presumed innocent unless proved guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code and unless the verdict comes into legal force.