ArmInfo.. A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of organizing and holding a rally on Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan, for violation of the order established by law. This is reported by the Investigative Committee.
According to the report, on June 14 of this year at 104 Nalbandyan St., in front of the NSS administrative building, a group of citizens, in violation of the ban on holding and participating in meetings during the state of emergency, held a protest rally, while not obeying the requirements of law enforcement authorities. In this connection, a criminal case has been instituted in accordance with Part 1 of Article 225.1 of the RA Criminal Code; The preliminary investigation continues. "At the same time, we urge, in a state of emergency, to refrain from organizing meetings and participating in them, while preserving the restrictions established by law and the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the non-fulfillment of which entails criminal liability," as noted..
Recall that on June 14, after calling the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan for questioning, a number of his supporters took to the streets and made attempts to block the movement. In respect of 252 persons, administrative detention was applied. Earlier that day, searches were conducted at Tsarukyan's house, after which he was summoned to the NSS for questioning. Tsarukyan called what was happening political persecution, while the NSS reported three criminal cases involving a politician. So, according to the investigation, the leadership and other members of the Prosperous Armenia party distributed hundreds of millions of drams of election bribes in 2017 in accordance with well-developed schemes, and this was done under the pretext of charity. In another case, Tsarukyan's companies were involved in the organization of the casino's illegal activities, resulting in damage to the state of $ 60 million. Another criminal case concerns a company associated with Tsarukyan, which illegally appropriated land, and the state suffered damage of 342 million drams (about 685 thousand dollars).