According to the preliminary investigation carried out in the criminal proceedings examined by the RA Anti-corruption Committee, it was found that the person occupying the position of the head of the territorial division of the Cadastre Committee, using the official position against the interests of the service, in the absence of legal grounds, carried out the process of illegal registration of land ownership rights.
In particular, it was found that the said official registered the ownership right of a citizen in violation of the procedure established by the RA Land Code and in the absence of relevant documents to the land area of 0.2200 ha allocated by illegal decision with the right of indefinite use from the section adjacent to the Yerevan-Sevan highway, citing the non-existent decision of the head of the village of Arinji on October 1, 1996 as the basis.
As a result of the criminal actions of the above-mentioned official of the Cadastre Committee, the land with a market value of AMD 15,900,000 was illegally removed from the balance sheet of Abovyan community.
In addition, based on the outlines of buildings with an area of 3965.65 square meters presented by another employee of the Cadastre Committee, the above-mentioned official included false data in the ownership certificate and without legal grounds registered the same plot with an area of 0.08 ha more.
As a result, land with a market value of 9,760,000 AMD was illegally removed from the balance sheet of Abovyan community, without any legal basis, and the community was deprived of the opportunity to use this land according to its intended purpose and to serve the interests of the public.
During the preliminary investigation, a criminal prosecution was initiated under Article 308, Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code adopted on April 18, 2003, and Article 314, Part 1 of the same Code (corresponding to Article 441, Part 2, Clause 5 and Part 2, Article 445, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code adopted on July 1, 2022).
The preliminary investigation in the criminal proceedings has been completed, and the materials of the proceedings have been sent to the RA Anti-Corruption Court with an indictment.
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