ArmInfo. Former Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan is suspected of embezzlement of property in large scale.
Thus, according to the report of the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia, Ohanyan is charged with the acts provided for in clause 1, part 3, article 179 of the Criminal Code of the RA - embezzlement of property in especially large amounts (property worth 1,046,400,000 drams).
According to the SIS, factual evidence has been obtained that in 2010 the Ministry of Defense of the RA on a draft government decision without observing a number of legal requirements, including the mandatory assessment of property, proposed approving the alienation of the HPP "DZORA" property of ''Dzoraget Hydro'' for 3,600,000,000 dram.
Then, on behalf of Ohanyan, in December 2010, a secret note was compiled regarding the draft decision of the RA Government, which, by order of Ohanyan, was sent to the apparatus of the Armenian government.
The SIS noted that the market value of the property of "DZORA HPP" was estimated at 4,646,400,000 drams. Based on the foregoing, it, in December 2010, without a corresponding assessment, was sold to Dzoraget Hydro lower than the market value by 1,046,400,000 drams.
A recognizance not to leave the place was selected against Ohanyan. The investigation in the framework of the criminal case continues, measures are being taken to identify all persons involved.