RA Ministry of Justice`s Probation Service staff member charged with  embezzlement

ArmInfo.  Criminal proceedings initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia have  established that between 2016 and 2024, an individual who held the  positions of chief and leading specialist of the Ararat Regional  Department of the Probation Service of the RA Ministry of Justice,  using his official authority, received wages and equivalent payments  accrued in his name while absent from work without legal grounds for  597 days and failing to fulfill his job duties. 

Thus, he fraudulently embezzled a sum on an especially large scale -  a total of 9,051,470 Armenian drams.  This was stated in a statement  by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee.

The investigation also established that the individuals who held the  positions of head of the Ararat Regional Probation Service abused  their official powers and failed to record the absence of the said  employee, resulting in significant property damage to the state. This  employee has been charged under Article 255, Part 3, Clause 3 of the  RA Criminal Code, while the individuals who held the positions of  head of the probation service have been charged under Article 441,  Part 2, Clause 2 and Article 441, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code. The  damages have been fully compensated.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case has been  completed, and the case materials along with the indictment have been  sent to the RA Anti-Corruption Court.