ArmInfo.The well-known thief in law Zap from Leninakan (real name Andranik Soghoyan) was charged. According to the Investigative Committee, the criminal authority was charged under paragraph 5 of part 2 of Article 223.2 of the RA Criminal Code (creation of a criminal community or participation in a criminal community). Soghoyan is arrested; the investigation continues.
To recall, last year amendments were made to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code. The legislative package defines the concept of a criminal subculture and responsibility in cases where a citizen voluntarily becomes a part of it, joining one or another group with a criminal activity. A criminal subculture is understood as a group of persons with criminal ranks and interpersonal hierarchical relations who act in accordance with the rules of conduct established and recognized by them, which do not correspond to the rules of conduct established by the state or by law.
Participation in a criminal groups will be punishable by law in the form of imprisonment for a term of 4 to 8 years with or without confiscation of property. After the legislative changes, there were a number of cases of detention of "thieves in law" and members of criminal groups.