The prosecutor`s office requires through the court to resolve the  issue of illegal development of the National Park "Sevan"

ArmInfo. The Armenian Prosecutor's Office appealed to the RA Ministry of Environment with a demand through the court to resolve the issue of illegal development of "Sevan" National Park.

As part of the investigation, it turned out that a state-owned land  area of 10526 square meters. m, located on the territory of the  National Park, was illegally seized in 2015. At the same time,  officials of the National Park and the local community of Drahtik  deliberately did not take measures to stop the unauthorized seizure  of the land, as well as the illegal construction of buildings and  structures on its territory.  Meanwhile, on December 12, 2016, a  tender was held on this land in the manner established by the  government, the winner of which received a lease right for a period  of 25 years for the construction of a recreation area with  investments of 250 million drams for 2 years. However, the  development work stipulated by the agreement was never carried out,  including due to the lack of a building permit from the community.

According to clause 4, part 1 of Article 102 of the Land Code of the  Republic of Armenia, rights to a land plot are forcibly terminated in  a judicial proceeding if the land plot provided for construction or  part thereof has not been used for three years. This right can be  defended in court, in connection with which the Prosecutor's Office  appealed to the Ministry of the Environment with a corresponding  request.  As for the persons involved in illegal acts, namely, the  former head of the Drakhtik community, the head of the branch  Artanish SNCO "Sevan National Park" and the inspector of the same  branch, the criminal prosecution against them was terminated in view  of the expired statute of limitations of the crime.