On July 20, 2026, with a confirmed indictment, the prosecutor handed over to the Anti-Corruption Court the materials of the criminal proceedings regarding K.A., who held the position of the first deputy mayor of Yerevan in 2003-2009.

In the criminal proceedings, it was found that K.A., using his official powers contrary to the interests of the service, participated in the process of illegal expropriation of 2 plots of land (each with an area of ​​6000 square meters), which are state-owned and included in the list of restrictions provided for by Article 60 of the Land Code, located at the intersection of Azatutyan Avenue and Babayan Street.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the above-mentioned plots of land were granted free (permanent) right of use to “Homeland-Diaspora Bridge” and “Holy Lazar” public organizations, while by the RA government’s decision, they were included in the special protected areas set aside for the expansion of green areas of the city of Yerevan, were intended for the establishment of a city-wide park and, according to the Land Code, were not subject to alienation.

K.A., being aware of the legal status of the plots of land, approved with his signature the draft decisions on their expropriation, creating a basis for the mayor to make relevant decisions. As a result, two plots of land were sold to non-governmental organizations through direct sale, each for 98 million 856 thousand drams. In the criminal proceedings, it was substantiated that as a result of the mentioned actions, the state-owned and non-alienable green areas were removed from the state’s balance sheet, the legal prohibition against them was removed, as a result of which conditions were created for the adjacent areas for further privatization.

As a result, Yerevan was deprived of the opportunity to create new parks and gardens, previously publicly available areas became private areas, the right of citizens to live in a favorable environment was violated. The prosecutor initiated a public criminal prosecution against K.A. under part 2 of Article 308 of the Criminal Code adopted on 18.04.2003 (two episodes). On July 20, 2026, the materials of the criminal proceedings, with the approved indictment, were handed over to the Anti-Corruption Court.

Let’s remind that within the framework of the same criminal proceedings, on April 23, 2026, the prosecutor initiated a public criminal prosecution against the former mayor of Yerevan Yer. against Z., according to part 2 of Article 308 of the Criminal Code (section 2) adopted on 18.04.2003 (abuse of official authority, which carelessly caused serious consequences), as well as A.L., who held the position of the head of the Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Yerevan Municipality from September 15, 2006 to April 11, 2008, and From September 24, 2004 to September 28, 2007, in relation to G.M., who held the position of the head of the real estate management department of Yerevan Municipality. Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven by a legally binding court verdict in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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