The SIS initiated criminal cases against the police and the officials of the Investigative Committee

Criminal cases have been initiated in the Special Investigation Service of the RA Police and the officials of the State Special Service of the Investigative Committee regarding the apparent crimes of official forgery and abuse of official position.

Thus, one of the criminal cases was initiated based on the materials received from the Internal Security Department of the RA Police. In particular, according to the mentioned materials, individual officials of the Stepanavan Passport Group of the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police, performing special state service, A. is absent from the RA. In order to issue a passport to H., on October 24 and 30, 2017, A. False applications on behalf of H. regarding the registration and registration of the latter in the city of Stepanavan and handed them over, then he was formally registered in one of the apartments in the city of Stepanavan, and on November 7, 2017, an unknown person was given A. H.’s passport, a citizen of the Republic of Armenia.

Regarding the above-mentioned case of official forgery by officials of the Stepanavan passport group of the Passport and Visa Department of the RA Police, a criminal case was initiated in the Special Investigation Service under Article 314, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

An investigation is underway.

The other criminal case was initiated by R. Based on A.’s report. The latter informed the Special Investigation Service that on December 6, 2017, the employees of the Mashtots Department of the RA Police, abusing their official powers, illegally evicted him and his family members from his former apartment in Yerevan without any basis, in particular, the presence of a relevant court decision.

Another criminal case was initiated against H. Based on the report of M. The latter informed the Special Investigation Service that during the preliminary investigation of the criminal case examined by the RA Investigative Committee, the investigator conducting the case directed him to give untrue statements, otherwise he threatened to face criminal liability.

Thus, regarding the two cases of abuse of official position by officials of the RA Police and the RA Investigative Committee, criminal cases were initiated in the Special Investigative Service under Article 308, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

An investigation is underway.