By the criminal proceedings initiated as a result of operational-investigative measures carried out by the RA anti-corruption committee based on the report of an employee of Talin municipality it was substantiated that the director of "A. Perlit" LLC paid a large bribe of 1,900,000 AMD to an official for committing an illegal act in his favor.

In particular, the preliminary investigation revealed that the director of "A. Perlit" LLC E. A. applied to Talin municipality to lease a new plot of land for the operation of the Mastara perlite mine. The municipality, however, taking into account that the mineral to be extracted in the mineral processing plant owned by "Aragats Perlit" LLC, which fulfills its financial obligations to the community in untimely and unscrupulous way, without changing the purpose of the land, the dust generated as a result of its work is harmful for crops in the adjacent area and causing dissatisfaction of the majority of residents expressed opposition to leasing the land to "A. Perlit" Limited Liability company, on the basis of which the licensing of the said LLC was refused.

 Then the director of "A.Perlit" LLC E. A. appealed to S. T., an employee of the Talin municipality. and asked the latter to mediate with Talin community leader T. S., in the matter of obtaining a new license for the operation of the perlite mine in exchange for a bribe, specifically for the purpose of performing extraction works, organize repeated public hearings with the intervention of S.T., and send a new, positive conclusion about the position of the Talin municipality to the "Environmental Impact Testing Center" SNCO.

After that S. T. submitted a report to the RA National Security Service regarding bribery by the director of "A. Perlit" LLC, on the basis of which secret investigative actions were carried out in the proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, including "Imitation of receiving a bribe", within the scope of which on April 27, 2023 E. A. gave a large bribe of 1,900,000 AMD to T. S. through S. T.

Immediately after giving a bribe, E. A. was detained by the operative-investigative department of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee.

E. A. was charged under points 2 and 3 of part 2 of article 436 of the RA Criminal Code. He pleaded guilty to the charges and made a confession.

The preliminary investigation in criminal proceedings is over. The materials of the 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.