Thursday, September 3 2020 20:30

ArmInfo.  The General Prosecutor's  Office of the Republic of Armenia is carrying out the process of  personnel replenishment of the structural subdivision performing the  functions stipulated by the law "On the collection of property of  illegal origin".

According to the press service of the department, according to  today's orders of the Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan,  Siro Amirkhanyan was appointed to the position of the head of the  department for the collection of illegal property of the General  Prosecutor's Office of Armenia, Tigran Yenokyan to the position of  deputy head of the department, Ani Sargsyan and Gevorg Kocharyan to  the positions of senior prosecutors and Tigran Davtyan was appointed  to the post of prosecutor of the department. Earlier, by the order of  the Prosecutor General of Armenia dated September 1, Srbuhi Galyan  was appointed to the post of his deputy, coordinating the scope of  functions for the collection of illegal property.

Article 4-33 of the Law "On Recovery of Property of Illegal Origin",  which establishes the relevant basic legal processes and functions,  comes into force from the date of appointment of at least three  prosecutors of the first composition of the responsible subdivision  of the RA General Prosecutor's Office. Considering that five  prosecutors of the responsible administration have already been  appointed, the unit is considered to be established, and the  above-mentioned law, in fact, fully enters into force.

In this regard,  General Prosecutor of Armenia Artur Davtyan held a  working meeting on September 3 with the participation of his deputy,  who coordinates the sector of functions for the collection of illegal  property, and the newly appointed prosecutors of the newly  established department. According to him, the created subdivision  will carry out functions that imply work of character and scope that  have no precedent in the Republic of Armenia, which requires greater  responsibility, high professionalism, conscientiousness, dedication  to the mission and firm, teamwork.

Artur Davtyan added that the public demands from the new subdivision  created to carry out these functions, as well as from the  prosecutor's office as a whole, are great, and all resources must be  invested in the manner prescribed by law, in the presence of  extremely necessary grounds for returning property of illegitimate  origin to the state. Thus, it will contribute to the restoration of  social justice and ensure the productivity of the ongoing  anti-corruption struggle. It was noted that absolute impartiality,  adherence to principles and determination to be guided solely by the  letter of the law are required from this department, as well as from  all prosecutors representing it.

During the meeting, issues related to the establishment of clear  criteria for investigations to recover illegal property, systematized  and schematic provision of information on criminal cases and  materials containing statutory grounds for starting to study the  issue of confiscation of illegal property to the management from  other divisions of the prosecutor's office were discussed.