Saturday, June 23 2018 11:34

ArmInfo.As a result of the operational-search activities carried out by the National Security Service of Armenia, data were received that weapons and ammunition  are illegally stored in the territories belonging to ex-deputy Arakel  Movsisyan. According to the press service of the National Security  Service, in connection with the activation of law enforcement  agencies against crime, Movsisyan relocated them to another place  with the help of proxies to conceal weapons and ammunition.

Based on the data obtained as a result of the operational-search  activities, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of part 2 of  Article 235 (Illegal acquisition, sale, storage, transportation or  carrying of weapons, ammunition, explosives or explosive devices,  preliminary collusion) of the Criminal Code of Armenia. Within the  framework of the above criminal case, on 21 June, a search was  carried out at Movsisyan's home, as well as possible places of  storage and transportation of ammunition weapons. During the search,  it was allegedly found legitimate weapons and ammunition with  registration documents.

Arakel Movsisyan was taken to the Investigative Department of the  National Security Service on June 21, where he was provided with  irrefutable information about involvement in the illicit arms trade.  The grounds for exemption from liability established by law for the  voluntary surrender of weapons were also explained.  After that, as a  result of explanatory work, the latter expressed readiness to hand  over weapons and ammunition illegally acquired during the Artsakh  liberation struggle.

On the same day, at approximately 23:00, Movsisyan from two caches,  located in the unoccupied areas of Aygek village, extracted and  voluntarily handed over weapons and ammunition, in particular, two  AKM automatic weapons, one of which with a grenade launcher, a RPK  machine gun ", a gun brand" Belka ", three hunting rifles, 162  bullets of different caliber. "On the basis of the delivery of  weapons and ammunition, Arakel Movsisyan was released, preliminary  investigation is under way, appropriate expertise is being made,  measures are being taken to check the weapons found for use in  crimes," the ministry said.  The SNB again reminds that according to  the RA Criminal Code, persons who voluntarily surrender weapons and  ammunition are exempted from liability if their actions do not  contain any other corpus delicti. The National Security Service  confirms that the fight against illegal weapons will be consistent  and calls for its surrender to law enforcement agencies. 

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