ArmInfo. Republican Institute of Reproductive Health, Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Republican Maternity Hospital) is in the midst of another criminal case. As Advisor to the Prosecutor General of Armenia Gor Abrahamyan wrote on his Facebook page, a criminal case was opened under clause 2 of part 2 of Article 167 of the RA Criminal Code (Illegal separation of a child from parents or substitution of a child by a group of persons in a preliminary conspiracy).
Naira Ayvazyan's application to the head of the RA IC, confirming the fact of her child's substitution at the Republican Maternity Hospital was the basis for the initiation of the criminal case. During the consideration of the application, archival materials were studied relating to the termination of the criminal case on December 29, 2017, initiated on the grounds of part 2 of article 130 of the RA Criminal Code (non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of professional duties by persons providing medical care and services, resulting in the death of a patient by negligence)
In the course of studying the documents, it turned out that there were no grounds for canceling the decision to terminate the proceedings in this criminal case. Naira Ayvazyan insists that there was a fact of substitution of her newborn child in the "Republican Maternity Hospital". According to her, the medical staff informed her about the death of the baby, however, another child was depicted in the photograph submitted by the examination.
Considering that in the case file there are signs of a crime falling under clause 2 part 2 of article 167 of the RA Criminal Code, a decision was made to institute criminal proceedings. To note, the director and deputy director of the "Republican Maternity Hospital" are held as defendants in the case of the illegal adoption of children by foreign citizens.