In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigation Department of the RA National Security Service and investigated by the RA Anti-corruption Committee, factual data was obtained that holding the position of director of "Armavir Regional State College" SNCO G. M. embezzled about 58 million AMD entrusted to him in 2019-2021 and committed official forgery.
According to the materials of the criminal proceedings, on November 8, 2019, "Armavir Regional State College" SNCO and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia signed an agreement "On the use of financial support provided by the state in the form of a grant", according to which a total amount of 156,721,600 AMD was during the same year transferred by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia to the SNCO for the improvement of building conditions, that is organization of the construction works of the craft building.
Within the framework of the above-mentioned agreement G. M. signed agreements on behalf of SNCO with a consortium of two companies performing construction works and a company providing technical supervision services, which was recognized as the winner in the tenders announced in January 2020. The value of the agreements signed with the latter was 135 million AMD.
Then the heads of the mentioned companies D. Kh. and S. M. with prior agreement, distorting the real volumes of the construction works actually performed by the contractor organization and including in them fictitious exaggerated data about the completion of the works, during the year of 2020, drew up and signed 6 false execution acts on the implementation of construction works worth AMD 103,076,170 and presented to G. M., the director of the SNCO, while the contractor organization actually performed works worth AMD 58,440,909 only.
In addition, with the assistance of D. Kh. G. M., in turn, drew up 6 protocols and acts containing false information in accordance with the dates of the performance acts, and in one case he made a fake handover-acceptance protocol and act on the performance of works of AMD 12,210,600, without any performance act,
As a result, under the conditions of the actual construction works and the provision of services worth AMD 58,440,909 with the assistance of the representatives of the mentioned companies G. M. paid AMD 115,286,770 to the contractor organization from the funds allocated to the SNCO and entrusted to him in his position, wasting a particularly large amount of AMD 56,845,861.
During the preliminary investigation, data were also obtained that in 2019 G.M. hired S. H. at SNCO, but the latter did not attend work and did not perform his work duties. Being informed about the mentioned circumstance, G. M. confirmed with his signature false reports regarding regular attendance at work by S. H. and submitted them for payment, in order to embezzle in a wasteful manner. Based on the mentioned documents a total of AMD 803,161 was unjustifiably withdrawn from the funds allocated to SNCO in the name of S. H. and embezzled wastefully.
G. M., D. Kh. and S. M. was detained on 17.02.2023 by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee investigator.
The preliminary investigation in criminal proceeding is underway.
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.
