ArmInfo. The former mayor of Hrazdan Aram Danielyan was charged under Part 3 of Article 179 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (misappropriation or embezzlement on a large scale by an organized group).
For this charge relies term from 5 to 8 years, with or without confiscation of property. With regard to Danielyan, a preventive measure in the form of a recognizance not to leave is chosen.
Within the framework of the case 8 defendants are being held. All of them are former employees of the Hrazdan city hall. They are also charged with part 3 of article 179 of the Criminal Code of Armenia. In respect of them also chosen on his own recognizance. Earlier it was reported that Danielyan, being the mayor of Hrazdan from 2002 to 2018, using his official powers and functionalities, with the assistance of the head of the tax department of the mayor's office and his deputy, in 2015-2018, appropriated and squandered funds from the community property tax - a total of 102.1 million drams. He was detained on February 26th. On February 28 he admitted his guilt, restored the damage caused to the state and was released. The investigation continues.