Tuesday, February 19 2019 13:33

ArmInfo. The National Security  Service of Armenia (NSS) confirmed the information about the  accusation against the eldest son of the second President of Armenia  Robert Kocharyan, arrested in the March 1 case, Sedrak Kocharyan.

According to the NSS, the Investigation Department of the National  Security Service has revealed cases of large-scale tax evasion and  the legalization (laundering) of criminally obtained incomes. As  noted, the 2nd President Robert Kocharian has a direct connection to  the organization of these criminal acts.

According to the source, in the framework of the criminal case, based  on verified factual data, Sedrak Kocharyan organized and managed the  process of tax evasion on the income tax line on a large scale during  the activities of one of his LLC. Later, pursuing the goal of "cover  up the traces," the income was legalized through a series of banking  transactions, directing them to acquire property. In particular, in  order to receive funds in the amount of $ 5,300,000 free of charge  (an origin of which still requires legal evaluation) invested in a  third-party business, Sedrak Kocharyan initiated fake transactions to  issue this amount in the name of his company and receive them in the  future . Having a desire to evade payment of taxes generated as a  result of this transaction, Kocharyan instructed the director of the  aforementioned LLC to conclude 2 fake gratuitous loan agreements to  issue them, as a result of which this amount was transferred to  Sedrak Kocharyan's current account as a refund of the loan.

In addition, the same director, in violation of the requirements of  the law, as a tax agent, being obliged to pay income tax to the state  budget from the amount transferred to Kocharyan's son, in order to  reduce the tax base, on behalf of the latter, introduced obviously  false data into the company's tax reporting. As a result, the state  treasury received less taxes in the amount of 916.706.560 Armenian  drams (and, taking into account fines and penalties, 1.968.627.338  drams).

After that, having the goal of distorting the real nature and source  of the above proceeds from crime, Sedrak Kocharyan consolidated the  amount with the one in his bank account in the amount of $ 6,682,960  and legalized the money through a number of banking transactions and  the acquisition of the Best Western Congress " hotel.

By comparing the evidence obtained in the case, Sedrak Kocharyan was  charged on the grounds of part 2, articles 38-205 and paragraph 1,  part 3, articles 190 of the RA RA (failure to pay taxes on a large  scale and legalize income in particular large amount obtained by  criminal means). The Director of the LLC founded by him, Alexan  Samsonovich Vorskanyan, was charged on the grounds of part 2, article  205 of the RA Criminal Code. The latter admitted his guilt. A written  undertaking not to leave the place was chosen in respect of Sedrak  Kocharyan and Aleksan Vorskanyan.  "Large-scale investigative actions  are being taken to clarify the legality of the origin of numerous  real estate facilities and other assets belonging to Sedrak Kocharyan  and members of his family. The preliminary investigation of the case  continues," the NSS reported.  Sedrak Kocharyan himself gave an  interview yesterday to the unofficial website of the second  president, 2rd.am, in which he said: "The National Security Service  charged me with a fabricated case, some kind of money laundering".  Sedrak Kocharyan did not provide other details. Sedrak Kocharyan  considers that initiation of a criminal case against him is an attack  of the authorities on his family. In an interview, he, in particular,  noted: "To resort to publicity in the face of a brutal and absolutely  immoral attack on our family, which has been lasting for 10 months,  is inevitable, especially in the conditions of an extremely high dose  of lies and slander against us". According to Sedrak Kocharyan,  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has long aimed at the  Kocharyan family, since its journalistic activities. "And with  special force - from the moment when, having provoked clashes, he  fled from the Square on March 1, leaving the people who believed him  to the mercy of fate," said Robert Kocharyan's son in an interview.