Within the  criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on the basis of the materials received from the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs police, factual information was obtained that the head of the chair of economics of Shirak State University received various sums of money as a bribe from a number of students in 2022-2023 for committing illegal acts for the benefit of them. In the course of the preliminary investigation, factual information was also obtained regarding bribe mediation and official fraud.

According to the data obtained during the preliminary investigation, A. M. the head of the chair of economics of the above-mentioned university, received bribes of different amounts AMD 60,000-340,000 from about two dozen students in order to positively evaluate the exams of the 2022-2023 academic semester, as well as to compile their master's theses and give positive evaluations to them.

Then, the competent officials of Shirak State University included false data in the documents subject to official circulation, stating that the students have passed the exams and defended master's theses.

On June 7, 2023, the RA Anti-Corruption Committee investigator made a decision about detaining A. M. on the basis of the existence of a reasonable suspicion of committing a crime under point 3 of part 2 of article 435 of the RA Criminal Code

A preliminary investigation 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.