The court rejected the motion to extend the term of detention for the head of the department of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia in the “Intensive Gardens” case.

The advocates of the “LSA” law firm, Arsen Sardaryan and Gurgen Nersisyan, continue to provide legal defense for T.M., the head of the department of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, who was arrested on January 31, 2024, and against whom a public criminal prosecution was initiated, with detention as a preventive measure.

After nearly six months of criminal proceedings, A.M., a client of the “LSA” law office, was charged with Article 46-445, Part 2 (assistance in document forgery) and Article 255, Part 2, Point 2 of the RA Criminal Code. (fraud using official powers) criminal prosecution was terminated on the basis of acquittal, and the decision on suspension of […]

Within the criminal proceedings initiated in connection with cases of abuse of official powers and transfer of official powers by officials of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, our client, the head of the department of the said Ministry, A.KH. the investigator’s request for consideration of the case by the court was not satisfied. The investigator’s petition for the election of arrest as a preventive measure against A.KH. 01.02.2024, the Court rejected. A preventive measure in the form of house arrest has been chosen against the accused. Although with difficulty, but thanks to the principled judges (Judge Suren Khachaturian) It is possible to confirm in judicial practice the statement that the preventive measure in the form of detention is an extreme measure of procedural coercion and can be applied only in the absence of alternative preventive measures.