ArmInfo.The Prosecutor's Office of Armenia, on the basis of reports of citizens on violations and abuses, from 2018 began checking at Shirak Pedagogical University.On their basis, in the course of preparation of materials, actual data were obtained on embezzlement or embezzlement of money in large and extra large amounts, embezzlement of funds in especially large amounts through official position fraud, abuse of official authority, committing forgery, numerous cases and episodes of receiving a bribe.
.On their basis, 8 criminal cases were initiated on the grounds of clause 1 of part 3 of article 178, various parts and paragraphs of article 179, part 1 of article 308, part 1 of article 314, part 1 of article 311 of the RA Criminal Code.In the aggregate of acquired evidence, the vice-chancellor of the university has been charged with committing visible criminal acts provided for by paragraph 1 of part 3 of article 178 of the RA Criminal Code.
The act on the results of inspections at the university by the prosecutor's office, as well as other investigative and procedural actions carried out during the preliminary investigation, revealed a number of offenses and visible crimes in particular, it turned out that in 2010-2011. The difference between tuition fees collected and funds credited to the university account was fixed at 372 million drams.In addition, the university administration did not reflect in its reports the funds raised for charitable purposes in Artsakh in the amount of 1.1 million drams.For the organization of work on the printing of diplomas and their applications, 5,500 drams were collected from each graduate, but there is no document in the account of the university about any registration or expenditure of these funds.Thefts were identified in the amount of about 10.7 million drams when issuing funds for the purchase of fuel for the operation of university service cars. Similar cases were identified during the issuance of travel.Considering that, based on the results of the inspections, factual data were obtained on the possible involvement of the former rector of the university in these crimes, as well as the volume of the case, the nature of the abuse, the number of persons somehow related to these violations, the criminal case was sent to the RA Special Investigation Service to continue the preliminary investigation.