Based on the results of a study conducted by the Department for Territorial Development and Environment of the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia and the State Committee of Real Estate Cadastre and during preparation of materials based on the statement of information and attached documents drawn up after monitoring conducted by the State Supervision Service of Armenia, the Investigation Division of the Investigative Committee of Armenia in Charentsavan has obtained data according to which the former head of Garni village of Kotayk Province used his official position contrary to the interests of service and, as head of village, on March 31, 2006, signed, with his wife, a real estate lease contract by which the wife leased a 0.14 ha land (a pasture in the administrative territory of the village) for a term of 25 years and with an annual AMD 3,000 fee.

Antenna stations were installed on the “pasture”, and in the mentioned period, the sub-lessees paid the lessee nearly AMD 15,530,000, and a total of AMD 13,977,000 wasn’t paid to Garni village of Kotayk Province, causing serious consequences for the village.

A criminal case has been instituted under the elements of abuse of official powers. On April 23, 2020, the former head of the village was detained and is obliged to pay AMD 4,500,000, and the rest of the money will be paid in the course of two months. A decision has been rendered to select signature to not leave as a pre-trial measure for the wife. Preliminary investigation is underway.