In 2025, 464 criminal proceedings regarding crimes committed by minors were examined in the RA Investigative Committee (444 in 2024), of which 158 were transferred from 2024.
The CC reports that during the reporting period, 80 out of 464 criminal proceedings were sent to court with indictments against 92 minors (in 2024: 60 criminal proceedings against 78 persons), 1 ended with a final act and was sent to court, 177 were dismissed (163 in 2024), of which 119 were rehabilitative (in 2024 67), and 58 on a non-rehabilitating basis (in 2024: 96), 5 criminal proceedings were sent to another body (2024: 4), 35 were joined (2024: 27), 30 were counted as operational and evidentiary actions completed (2024: 45), 136 were transferred to 2026 (in 2025: 145).
Of the 78 criminal proceedings sent to the court, 5 were investigated for murder, 1 for murder preparation, 2 for attempted murder, 11 for causing serious harm to health, 4 for sexual freedom, 7 for robbery, 1 for theft, 2 for extortion, 7 for hooliganism, 12 for illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition, 6 for directed against the legal circulation of narcotics, 20 on the cases of other crimes.
During the year 2025, 62 petitions were submitted in criminal proceedings regarding crimes committed by minors.
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