The criminal case regarding citizen Araksya Hovhannesyan who, according to the charge, embezzled the funds collected for soldiers wounded during the 44-day war [in Nagorno-Karabakh] in 2020, is in the proceedings of the Yerevan court of general jurisdiction, as reported the Judicial Information System of Armenia.

Araksya Hovhannesyan is charged for the fact that on 27 September 2020, with the initiative to provide financial assistance to the soldiers wounded as a result of the military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), visited various medical centers operating in Armenia, took photos of wounded soldiers and soldiers receiving inpatient treatment, after which she posted the photos on her Facebook and Instagram pages and, with the request for financial assistance for their treatment and other needs, organized a fundraiser and, at the same time, under the name of her mother, Sonya Hovhannesyan, opened a bank account, showed it on her social network pages and, with notes and through live video messages, urged benefactors to send the funds to the mentioned bank account.

In addition, she informed that Russia-based Nina Atchemyan is also holding a fundraiser to provide financial assistance to soldiers wounded during the war and, misusing the trust, took a part of the money.

Araksya Hovhannesyan is charged with false betrayal and embezzlement, and arrest has been chosen as a pre-trial measure.