Today, a regular court meeting was held in Armenia in the case of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharian and the former Vice-Prime Minister of Armen Gevorkyan. The prosecution began to submit an indictment. In particular, as the prosecutor noted, Robert Kocharyan and Armen Gevorkyan is incriminated to obtaining a bribe in particularly large size and in money laundering. This is reported by the publication “Armenia today”.
According to the side of the charges, in 2008, TSS, owned by the businesswoman Silva Ambartsumian, was given a license to conduct research of polymetallic deposits. After that, she sold 100% of the company’s shares registered in the UAE company. To obtain consent to the transaction, it turned to higher officials of the country through the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vardan Oskanian with a proposal for a bribe in exchange for the possibility of completing the transaction. From February to May 2008, those who took the offer of the barcumian high-ranking faces in parts received their shares.
In particular, the ex-president of Kocharyan received $ 3 million, of which $ 1 million on February 14 in an apartment on Amiryan Street, another 1 million in the office on Bairon Street, another 1 million through Bank “VTB” in May of the same year were listed on HSBC account. Money received Son Robert Kocharian – Sedrak Kocharian translated into personal accounts in various banks.
The former president is incriminated to the commission of a crime on the basis of paragraph 2, part 4 of Art. 311 of the Criminal Code. Armen Gevorkyan is accused of obtaining a bribe of 1 million dollars and laundering illegally received money.
Judge, turning to the second president, noted that, according to the accusation side, the accused may threaten imprisonment from 7 to 12 years. She announced a break so that the Protection Party was able to familiarize themselves with the prosecution materials.