Tuesday, October 16 2018 18:40

ArmInfo. In relation to the ex-mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan, another criminal case has been initiated in connection with the previously published video on the  property belonging to him. The director of the National Security  Service (NSS) of Armenia, Artur Vanetsian, told journalists this  October 16.

According to Vanetsyan, earlier Taron Margaryan was interrogated in  the framework of the criminal case on abuses in the "Yerevan"  Foundation and admitted that there were certain omissions in the  activities of the Foundation. At the same time, the director of the  fund <Yerevan> pledged to compensate the amount of 1 billion 810  million drams. The sum of one billion has already been paid, the  remaining 810 million drams will be returned to the state in the near  future.

After paying the full amount, Taron Margaryan will be discharged. The  head of the National Security Service recalled that from the first  day of his appointment he stated that he was not inclined to "put  people on the line" and "fill the prisons". "If a person has made  financial abuses and is ready to return the money, then I think it  will be more effective if they are returned to the state budget," the  head of the National Security Council said.  As for the new criminal  case against the ex-head of the metropolitan administration, then,  according to the head of the National Security Service, the  investigation of the property acquired by him continues. "If it is  justified that it was acquired illegally, you can be sure that this  will take a turn," he said.  In June of this year. The video <Taron  Margaryan: surroundings, mansions and millions> appeared in the  network, in which the property registered in the name of Taron  Margaryan and his mother, worth millions of dollars, is shown, and  this is only a part of Margaryan property.  Recall that in the  framework of the case of abuse in the Yerevan Foundation, the  chairman of the Board of Trustees of which was ex-mayor Taron  Margaryan, on June 14, the deputy head of the administrative district  Davitashen Khachatur Karapetyan and the head of the foundation Ashot  Khazaryan were detained.  However, the court of first instance  decided to release Karapetyan and Khazaryan from custody. A day  earlier, the NSS press center reported that from VG citizens. and  A.H. a signal was received that officials of the mayoralty for  granting permission for building up and registration of rights to  property, in addition to the payments established by law, demanded to  transfer large sums to the accounts of the Yerevan Foundation.   During the preparation of the materials, it turned out that, under  the above pretext, part of the money received at hand was not  deposited into the account of the fund, but was appropriated. A  criminal case was initiated on the basis of reports of a crime under  Part 2 of Article 308 (abuse of power, which negligently led to  serious consequences) and 1.1 Part 2 of Article 178 (fraud committed  through the use of official position).