ArmInfo.In the General Crime Investigation Department of the Main Directorate for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, a preliminary investigation has been completed in a criminal case instituted on the fact of alienation of land in the territories adjacent to the "Free Economic Zone of Meghri" as a result of false auctions with the assistance of a group of persons through commission of forgery by the former head of the Karchevan community.
Based on the sufficient evidence acquired in the criminal case, 6 persons were charged, including the former head of the Karchevan community (two episodes) for committing official falsification under Article 314 of the RA Criminal Code, an employee of the municipality participating in the fake auction, and 4 bidders - for assistance in committing official forgery.
In relation to the two persons who assisted in the commission of forgery, a decision was made to terminate the criminal prosecution on the basis of the amnesty act.
On the part of four persons, the preliminary investigation has been completed, and the criminal case with the indictment has been sent to the prosecutor in charge of the procedural management. At the same time, given that the preliminary investigation proved that during the above transactions the requirements of the legislation covering this field were violated, the production body submitted a petition to the Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia, proposing, through the head of the enlarged community Meghri, to initiate a process of recognition as invalid of 6 transactions on land plots belonging to the community and alienated in violation of the law and other legal acts.