According to the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was found that G. T. offered a bribe to the patrolman of the Yerevan regiment of the RA MIA police patrol service, for the latter’s illegal inactivity for his benefit, with the use of the official authority.

In particular, while serving on Bagratunyats street in Yerevan city on May 23, 2023, two patrolmen of the Yerevan police patrol service stopped the car driven by G. T. and performed an examination of the driver's state of sobriety. As a result of the inspection, it was found that G. T. drove the car in an inebriated state, after which it was explained to him that for the above-mentioned offense, he will be issued with a record of depriving him of the right to drive a vehicle for a period of one year, and the vehicle will be taken to the penalty area. Meanwhile, driver G. T. offered a bribe of AMD 20,000 to one of the patrolmen for not drawing up a record of an administrative offense against him, which he tried to hide in his passport in the trunk of a patrol car in order to hide it from the observation of video recording devices. After that, however, G. T. was detained by patrols on the basis of reasonable suspicion of offering a bribe to an official.

G. T. was charged under point 3 of part 2 of article 436 of the RA Criminal Code for offering a bribe to an official.

The preliminary investigation in the criminal proceedings has been completed. The materials of the proceedings with the indictment were sent 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.