Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on swindling by squandering, official forgery, supporting to squandering was completed in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee. Charge was pressed against three persons.

In the result of investigatory actions conducted during preliminary investigation it was found out that the headmaster of one of the secondary schools of Vanadzor, holding the mentioned position from 1998, committed official forgery.

Pursuant to investigation data, the headmaster being aware that the person who was registered as a technology teacher and electrician from January, 2014 to the end of 2018, as well as another person who was registered in the same school as an educator from May, 2016 to February, 2017 did not attend work, did not carry out their service duties, willfully, out of mercenary motives instructed the educational director to form fake documents on labor time involving information not complying to reality – on attendance of the mentioned employees in the mentioned period and hours actually worked which he confirmed.

Then the headmaster circulating the mentioned fake documents submitted them for payment based on which 5 216 477 AMD was groundlessly withdrawn from the budget in the name of technology teacher and 914 666 AMD in the name of the educator as a salary which they received and used for their personal needs. As a result, the headmaster, abusing his official position, swindled organization’s money in particularly large amount - 6.131.143 AMD.

On the base of the evidence obtained during pretrial proceeding charge was pressed against the headmaster of secondary school according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 179 and the Part 1 of the Article 314 of RA Criminal Code, against the educational director – according to the Part 1 of the Article 314 of RA Criminal Code and against the technology teacher – according to the Point 1 of the Part 3 of the Article 38-179 of RA Criminal Code.

Criminal prosecution against the educator was terminated on the base of the Part 2 of the Article 37 of RA Criminal Procedure Code.

During preliminary investigation 6.131.143 AMD swindled by squandering from the secondary school was completely recovered.

Preliminary investigation was completed and the criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to court.

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