Preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding on apparent corruption abuses committed by the former head of Ijevan community, the former director and several employees of “Ijevan’s loft gallery” CJSC was completed in Dilijan Investigative Division of Tavush Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.
 

Through factual data obtained in the result of procedural and evidentiary actions it was grounded that V.Gh. holding the position of the head of Ijevan community between 2011 and 2019, on June 1, 2016 appointed his friend’s wife as an acting director of “Ijevan’s loft gallery” CJSC and on July 3, 2016 – a director of the same company.
 

In 2017, after the above-mentioned friend had been elected as a deputy of the National Assembly and had moved to Yerevan with his wife, the former head of Ijevan community willfully did not exercise control over his friend’s wife not showing up for work and failing to fulfill her work duties from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2018. In this period the latter did not actually go to work and did not fulfill her work duties and money in large amount - 698.365 in total, withdrawn as a salary from the funds provided to the mentioned company by the community hall was embezzled by the director.
 

Besides, in case of not showing up for work and not fulfilling her work duties from June 4, 2016 to July 20, 2018 by a person registered as a journalist in the CJSC, CJSC director having relevant powers, not only did not use measures of disciplinary responsibility against her, did not dismiss her from work and did not terminate the employment contract, but also assigned to calculate and pay her the salary prescribed for that period - 1.074.997 AMD in total, actually committing squandering with the help of that employee.
 

The director assigned the accountant and deputy director of the same company to make salary lists and work time sheets containing false data on attending work by her and the mentioned journalist for the period of not attending work by them. She confirmed a part of them herself thus committing official forgery. During her absence she assigned the deputy director to confirm the other part of the mentioned documents inducing him and the accountant to commit forgery. Thus with the help of the above-mentioned three employees about 1.700.000 AMD in total was squandered, embezzled by the director. 
 

On the base of the obtained sufficient evidence charge was pressed against the former head of Ijevan community for abusing official position, against the former director of “Ijevan’s loft gallery” CJSC for stealing property in large amount entrusted to her by using her official or service powers or influence conditioned by them (2 counts), committing official forgery, inducing to commit official forgery and forgery of documents. Charges were also pressed against the former deputy head, accountant as well as journalist of the CJSC. Absence ban was used as a pretrial measure against all 5 defendants.
 

Preliminary investigation was completed and the materials of the criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment were sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.
 

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.