A major personnel reshuffle has taken place within Armenia’s Prosecutor’s Office by order of Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan. 

According to a press release from the Prosecutor General’s Office, the reshuffle involves multiple departments, including those handling corruption-related cases, crimes against individuals, public security, military prosecution, and regional prosecutor’s offices.

Tigran Yenokyan, deputy head of the Department for Confiscation of Illegally Obtained Property Cases (Stolen Asset Recovery), has been transferred to serve as deputy head of the Department for Crimes Against Public Health.

Verjine Arakelyan has been appointed senior prosecutor in the Department for Oversight of the Legality of Pre-Trial Proceedings within the Anti-Corruption Committee, after serving as senior prosecutor in the Yerevan City Prosecutor’s Office.

Tigran Muradyan has been appointed prosecutor in the Department for Crimes Against Individuals, transferring from the Ararat Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Hranush Mikaelyan has also been appointed to the same department, moving from the Yerevan Ajapnyak and Davtashen Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office.

Gohar Ghukasyan has been appointed prosecutor in the Department for Protection of State Interests, transferring from the Kapan Garrison Military Prosecutor’s Office.

Isaiah Abovyan and Narek Mheryan have been appointed prosecutors in the Department for Crimes Against the Constitutional Order, State, and Public Security, transferring from the Yerevan Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office and the Kentron and Nor Nork-Marash Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office, respectively.

In the Yerevan district prosecutor’s offices, several additional changes were made. Narek Topuzyan has been relieved of his position as senior prosecutor of the Ajapnyak and Davtashen Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office. Gevorg Khachatryan has been transferred from the Kentron and Nor Nork-Marash Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office to the Ajapnyak and Davtashen office. Alisa Smbatyan has been appointed prosecutor in the Kentron and Nor Nork-Marash Administrative District Prosecutor’s Office. Arsen Avetisyan has been transferred from the Gegharkunik Regional Prosecutor’s Office to the Kentron and Nor Nork-Marash office.

In the regional prosecutor’s offices, several appointments and dismissals were also made. In Armavir, Arman Nikoghosyan has been appointed deputy prosecutor. Vazgen Abrahamyan, Tigran Vardanyan, and Sevada Adamyan have been appointed senior prosecutors following internal transfers. Harutyun Sargsyan and Gegham Mkrtchyan have been relieved of their positions in the Ararat Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

Aristakes Grigoryan has been appointed prosecutor in the Syunik Regional Prosecutor’s Office, and Tatevik Sahakyan has been appointed prosecutor in the Gegharkunik Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Sos Tonoyan has been relieved of his position as senior prosecutor in the Lori Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

In the military prosecution system, Vardan Vardanyan has been appointed prosecutor in the Department for Oversight of Investigations into Especially Important Cases of Crimes Against Military Service in the Military Central Prosecutor’s Office, transferring from the Gegharkunik Garrison Military Prosecutor’s Office. Artsrun Khachatryan has been transferred within the same department.

Hayk Movsesyan, prosecutor in the Department for Oversight of the Application of Enforcement Measures of the Prosecutor General’s Office, has been transferred to serve as senior prosecutor in the Kapan Garrison Military Prosecutor’s Office.

Vahagn Iskandaryan has been transferred from deputy military prosecutor of the Kapan Garrison to deputy military prosecutor of the Sisian Garrison. Tigran Kotanjyan has been transferred to serve as prosecutor in the Sisian Garrison Military Prosecutor’s Office.

Syuzanna Hovhannisyan, a prosecutor at the Ararat Garrison Military Prosecutor’s Office, has been relieved of her position.

The reshuffle orders were issued in February, March and April.