It was substantiated by the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee regarding the case of receiving a bribe in large amounts by a high-ranking official, K. N, occupying the position of Deputy Prosecutor of Shengavit administrative district of Yerevan city, for contributing to the imposition of a lenient sentence against  defendant N.D., on the criminal case being examined in the proceedings of the first instance court of general jurisdiction of Armavir marz, with the assistance of G.G. and  N.A. in the period from January to May 2022 received a bribe in large amount of 2,460,000 AMD from the defendant.

In particular, according to the agreement reached in advance, Deputy Prosecutor of Shengavit administrative district, K. N., through G. G. and N.A. on January 16, 2022, in Voskehat village of Armavir marz, met with defendant N. D. and discussed the circumstances of the criminal case being investigated regarding the latter. During the meeting K. N. promised to use the influence due to his official powers to contribute to the court's imposition of such a sentence against N. D., which would enable him to be released from punishment based on the amnesty law, for which he demanded a bribe of AMD 2,460,000 from the defendant.

Using his connections among the prosecutors of the prosecutor's office of Armavir marz and the judges of the court of first instance of general jurisdiction of Armavir marz, established during the period of working in the prosecutor's office of the same marz, K. N. started to perform the action promised in favor of N.D. in exchange for a bribe.

As a result, according to the verdict of the first instance general jurisdiction court of Armavir marz on May 17, 2022, N. D. was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment, under which conditions he was given the opportunity to be released from punishment based on the law on declaring amnesty adopted on November 1, 2018.

On May 19, 2022, K. N. met at G. G.'s house and received from N. D. 2,000,000 AMD of the requested bribe amount, and the remaining 460,000 AMD was received by N. D. with the help of N.A. on May 31, 2022 transferred to the bank account of a close person of G.G., who cashed the money on the same day and transferred it to the official through G.G.

In order to receive bribes in large amounts and to incite the abuse of official powers, K. N. was charged under Article 435, part 2, point 2 of the RA Criminal Code, Article 38-308, part 1 of the former RA Criminal Code /edited in 2003, repealed in 2022/. Taking into custody was applied to him as a measure of restriction.

For assisting in receiving a bribe G. G. was charged under Article 46-435, part 2, point 2 of the RA Criminal Code. Taking into custody was applied to him as a measure of restriction.

N. D. for paying large bribes. was charged under part 2 of Article 312 of the former /edited in 2003, repealed in 2022/ Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

N.A. was charged with assisting in the payment of bribes in large amounts under part 2 of Article 38-312 of the former Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (edited in 2003, repealed in 2022).

The materials of the criminal proceedings with the indictment were handed over to the supervising prosecutor with a request to approve it and send it to the court.

Notification. the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a verdict entered into legal force.