On 27.06.2018, Vachagan Ghazaryan was charged within the framework of the criminal case being investigated by the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia for committing publicly dangerous acts under Article 314.3, Part 2 and Article 310.1, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

As reported by the press service of the CSI, on 27.06.2018, an investigator of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia submitted a petition to the Court of General Jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan, V. For choosing detention as a preventive measure against Ghazaryan.

On 28.06.2018, the court granted the petition, and V. Ghazaryan was detained.

Ghazaryan is suspected of committing crimes under Article 310.1 and Part 2 of Article 314.3 of the RA Criminal Code: illegal enrichment, as well as submitting false information in the declarations provided for by the RA Law on “Public Service” and concealing the information to be declared.

Let’s remind that on May 29, 2018, the first deputy head of the State Security Service of the RA National Security Service, the head of the bodyguard of the former RA President Serzh Sargsyan, General Vachagan Ghazaryan (Serzhi Wacho) and his wife Ruzanna Beglaryan, as of the day of termination of the position, submitted their property and income declaration to the ethics committee of high-ranking officials.

Thus, Vachagan Ghazaryan declared one apartment in an apartment building and 6 non-residential areas of an apartment building as movable property. Ghazaryan declared a “RANGE ROVER Supercharged 5.0” car as a movable property.

As of the day of his termination, Vachagan Ghazaryan’s funds amounted to 11 million drams, 9,500 dollars, and 12,500 euros. From January 1 of this year until the day he was terminated, Ghazaryan had 2 million 520 thousand 773 drams of income, which was generated from his salary.

Vachagan Ghazaryan’s wife, Ruzanna Beglaryan, has no movable or immovable property, according to the declaration. His funds amounted to 25 million drams, 29 thousand dollars and 17 thousand 400 euros. Ruzanna Beglaryan’s income was 3 million 240 thousand drams, which was generated from the rent payment.

Let’s remind that yesterday Vachagan Ghazaryan after being detained, during a personal search, he presented the contents of the bag in his hand at the time of leaving “Unibank” CJSC, which contained 120 thousand US dollars, as well as 436 million AMD.

Earlier, the Investigative Committee issued a message informing that as a result of the searches conducted in the “Yans” club, which actually belongs to Ghazaryan, a criminal case was initiated regarding the cases of submitting false information in the declarations or hiding the information subject to declaration, illegal enrichment. According to the CC, Ghazaryan’s wife is also the actual owner of “Yans” club, “Selena” LLC, but V. Ghazaryan, who is a high-ranking official, did not submit the declaration of his property and income to the ethics committee of high-ranking officials in accordance with the law.

Vachagan Ghazaryan’s house was also searched, where quite a lot of money was found: 35 million drams, more than 1 million dollars, 230,500 euros, expensive watches and cars. But there were no notes in Ghazaryan’s and his wife’s declarations regarding particularly large funds and valuables found during the search.” The case was sent to the CSI according to subordination.