ArmInfo. "Fabricated and"stitched affairs" as the style of the work of the authorities of New Armenia - 2 ". So responded to the office of the former head of Armenia's Agents, Migran Poghosyan, on the charges brought against his mind today.
In a response statement from the office of Migran Pogosyan, it is noted that the current authorities for 9 months tried to make them believe in the "legend that Pogosyan's account was $ 800 million," and so far in vain. "Recall that in an offshore scandal, the case was started under the previous authorities. And then, and now, the same investigator did the case, and after a year of investigation of the crime, he never found it.
And it turns out that $ 800 million attributed to Poghosyan a fiction that was aimed at denigrating his name and reputation. For a long time, the public was told that hundreds of millions of dollars had accumulated as a result of offshore operations in Pogosyan's accounts. Meanwhile, the same International Bank, allegedly involved in these operations, denied this However, this important circumstance was ignored. And today, not finding anything in the framework of the "offshore scandal", they attributed a new accusation to Mihran Poghosyan - wasting several million drams.
And where did the $ 800 million trumpeted about for 2 years? " asking Pogosyan's office, adding that the current authorities are aiming not to achieve justice, but to ascribe charges to him at any cost.At the same time, in the Poghosian office they emphasize that Mihran Poghosyan will fight for the restoration of justice by all legal means.As ArmInfo previously reported, in the framework of the criminal case investigated by the Special Investigation Service of Armenia, the former head of the Compulsory Enforcement Service of RA judicial acts, ex-deputy from the Republican Party Mihran Poghosyan was charged as a defendant under paragraph 1 of part 3 of article 179 and part 2 of article 308 of Criminal RA Code for committing socially dangerous acts.According to the prosecution, Pogosyan, using his position, embezzled property on a particularly large scale by embezzlement, which led to dire consequences.
As the SSS reports, Pogosyan, having held the position of the head of the IPSE since June 2008, appointed the person providing his personal security as the first category consultant of the operations department of the enforcement of the central body of the ASAA, and the personal driver as the leading consultant of the same department. They, in fact, did not fulfill the powers assigned to them under the law, but fulfilled personal orders of Mihran Poghosyan, while receiving, according to the staff list of the IPSE, salary and payments equal to it in the amount of 44.199.463 AMD.In addition, Mihran Poghosyan, using his official position against the interests of the service, out of mercenary motives, in violation of the requirements provided for by law and government decrees, concluded agreements on the purchase of goods and the provision of services with organizations managed by himself through authorized representatives. So, Mihran Poghosyan during 2011-2016. for the state funds entrusted to him in the procurement process, provided for the needs of the PEC purchased from the Catherine Group company, founded by him in 1997 and later oversold, but de facto owned, 32 vehicles of the Bid brand with a total value of 211.158.000 AMD Moreover, according to the CCC, 20 out of 32 cars were purchased at the price of20.000.000 drams are higher than the real cost of their realization, as a result of which property damage in especially large amounts was caused to the legitimate interests of the state, which led to grave consequences. Moreover, in 2011, Mihran Poghosyan, through the citizens of foreign countries, founded the business companies Hopkinten Trading Incorporated and Sigtem Real Estate Incorporated in Panama, and in October of the same year instead of foreign directors of companies with his direct participation in relevant positions appointed persons close to him. Then Mihran Poghosyan participated in the management of the aforementioned organizations registered in the Panamanian offshore zone through trustees, as a result of which the latter founded other companies in Armenia, including Best Realty LLC.
Mihran Poghosyan, using his official powers and providing benefits and benefits, protected the organization, actually managing it from April 2014, concluded an agreement on the valuation of real estate and movable property from the MIS RA MISS in 2014-2016, with the result that 43.890.000 AMD was paid out by the Service provided to the indicated organization.
On April 13, 2019, the investigator of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia submitted to the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan a petition for election of arrest as a preventive measure against Mihran Poghosyan, a search was announced in his respect.
Within the framework of the criminal case, financial and economic inspections and examinations were appointed to identify other possible abuses.
It should be noted that currently Pogosyan is abroad; earlier he promised to provide the investigation with evidence, in the framework of the criminal case initiated via Internet connection. However, the investigating authority denied him this, demanding a direct appearance. The head of the SSS, Sasun Khachatryan, subsequently assured that Pogosyan agreed to return to his homeland and testify. However, a few days later Pogosyan delivered an open letter in which he qualified the criminal case of the show, in which, he noted, he does not intend to take part. Pogosyan also qualified the persecution against him as political.