In Prosecutor General`s Office, a criminal case has been initiated  into organization of an illegal funeral in territory of Katoghike  church, which is under state protection

ArmInfo.A criminal case has been opened in the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Armenia on the fact of organizing an illegal funeral in the Katoghike church, which is under state protection, in the Armenian city of Talin.

According to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office,  the Ministry of Culture of Armenia received a signal that from 1994  to 2017, in the territory of the Katoghike church, which is under  state protection, illegal burials are being held without proper  permission. As a result of these actions, the historical and cultural  monument was damaged, and the territorial integrity of the latter was  violated.

In fact, a criminal case has been initiated according to the 1st part  of Article 264 (Destruction or damage of historical and cultural  monuments that are under state protection, as well as objects or  documents of special historical and cultural value) of the RA  Criminal Code. The case is sent to the Investigative Committee for a  preliminary investigation.