Pursuant to the decision of the supervising prosecutor, dated May 25, 2023 on the basis of the facts proving the commission of crime of money laundering by S.KH., former head of Syunik region, a new public criminal prosecution was initiated. Charges brought against S.KH., in 2021 were supplemented.
By the criminal proceedings examined in the Anti-Corruption Committee, it was found out that S.Kh. holding the position of the head of Syunik region from 2004 until June 6, 2013 and afterwards from September 25, 2014 until October 6, 2016, participated in the management of “Ler-EX” LLC (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) exercising entrepreneurial activity in the field of mining industry despite the prohibition of exercising entrepreneurial activity and legalized AMD 16 805 587 derived from a crime.
AMD 16 805 587 received as a result of illegal participation in the entrepreneurial activity, S. KH., combined them with his other income and carried out different civil and legal transactions, including purchasing different properties, making investments in different companies registered under his name or under his relatives’ name.
After August 21, 2012 for that purpose S.KH., inter alia, carried out several transactions and purchased the following properties and registered under the name of the affiliated persons.
- On September 12 and 13, 2012, AMD 10 000 000 000 was transferred to the offshore company.
- On August 22, 2012, AMD 16 000 000 was transferred for purchasing water and off-road motorcycles.
- On November 29, 2012 about AMD 22 000 000 was transferred for the purpose of purchasing 2 cars.
- On August 22, 2012 and on November 27, 2012 a deposit in the amount of AMD 2 500 000 000 was invested in two banks.
- On December 19, 2012 and from December 27 of the same year about AMD 92 000 000 was transferred from his personal account for the purpose of purchasing a car.
- On May 15 and 21, 2013 USD 1 600 000 was transferred for the purpose of obtaining immovable property in the Russian Federation.
- In 2013 made an investment in the amount of AMD 146 000 000 in the authorized capital of the company acquired on December 11, 2012, which belonged to him and another person.
- On April 25, 2014 purchased a car for AMD 54 000 000 produced on the same year.
- On July 14, 2014, based on the investment contracts S.Kh. made an investment in the amount of AMD 10 000 000 000 in the authorized capital of another legal person established by him.
- On December 1, 2014, made an investment in the amount of AMD 75 000 000.
- During 2015 a deposit in the amount of AMD 950 000 000 was invested by S.Kh.
We would like to remind you that on April 8, 2021, charges were brought against S.Kh., former head of Syunik region for prompting the head of Noravan community to waste property worth AMD 5 132 891 and in two other cases prompted the officials to make official forgeries, thus causing essential damage to the lawful interest of the state.
Particularly during May-June 2010, S. Kh., the head of Syunik region, prompted the director of School N 3 of Kapan city to carry out official forgery, as a result whereof a graduation certificate certifying that his son T.Kh graduated from the secondary school was issued.
Besides that, during August-September 2016, being informed that on May 12, 2014 the land plot with the surface of 1 ha, located at 7/1, 15th street, Akner community, Syunik marz, was alienated to a relative of the former head of the region V.H., for the purpose of building a hotel complex, however, having a tense interpersonal relations with V.H., instructed S.M., head of Akner community, to alienate the land plot with the surface of 0.43 ha which connected the land plot to the road through a false auction to A.G.(the person mentioned by him). As a result, through violation of the law, without participation of the second party in the auction, A.G. obtained the land plot with the surface of 0.43 ha located at the Akner community.
Thus, S. Kh., was accused of the commission of crimes provided for by point 1 of part 3 of article 190, part 1 of article 309 of the Criminal Code adopted on 18.04.2003 and by point 1 of part 3 of article 46-256 and part 1 of article 46-445 of the Criminal Code adopted on 05.05.2021.
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.
