ArmInfo. A young man in Yerevan tried to make money on a private video ("home video"). As reported by the press service of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, a message was received from the citizen to the ministry that, by blackmailing with the publication of video materials discrediting the honor and dignity of his daughter, a young man living in the city of Yerevan demanded an amount on a large scale.
According to the preliminary data, the extortioner was in connection with the victim for a long time and, with her knowledge, conducted video filming of certain episodes of their intercourse. Then, having contacted the victim's mother, he demanded 6 million drams, threatening to make the video public.
Part of the required amount under the operational control of the National Security Service staff was transferred to the said citizen, immediately after which he was detained.
On this fact, a criminal case was initiated in the Investigation Department of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and charged on the grounds of paragraph 2, part 3, art. 182 (extortion in especially large amounts) of the RA Criminal Code. Blackmailer taken into custody.