YEREVAN. – Based on the information received by a resident of Armenia, a criminal case is launched on charges of misuse of official power.   

H. Simonyan, a resident of Shenavan village of Armavir Region, reported that village prefect A. Mkrtchyan had collected from the villagers the money for the fertilizer and the diesel fuel, which the government had distributed at cost price, but he did not provide them to full capacity, the Prosecutor’s Office press service informs.   

Simonyan also noted that Mkrtchyan had written off, from the village hall budget, money for needy families, but distributed this amount to well-off families, to pay off the loans he had earlier received from them.

A criminal case is opened in line with the report that was prepared on the basis of the information which Simonyan had provided.         

Armenia’s Police are conducting the respective investigation.