Our Client Accused of a Serious Crime Was Released from Detention

In December 2024, our office was approached by the defendant Sh.S., seeking legal representation in a criminal case being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia. Before contacting our office, Sh.S. had been charged with a serious crime under Article 435, Part 2, Clauses 1 and 3 of the Criminal Code of […]

Residents of Abovyan city, Kotayk region of Armenia, A.A. and A.S.A., were accused of committing a murder as part of a group and acquiring and possessing weapons as part of a group—actions prohibited under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. As a result of nearly a year of persistent work...

Between June and November 2024, foreign nationals B.F., F.E., E.F., and M.O., involved in the same criminal case, sought legal representation from our office. In this criminal case, the defendants were charged under Part 1 of Article 319, Points 1 and 3 of Part 3 of Article 257, Points 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Article 285, and Points 1 and 3 of Part 3 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, namely: participating in a criminal organization, committing large-scale computer fraud by a criminal organization, aiding the illegal activities of companies recognized as legal entities under the direction of a criminal organization leader, and money laundering on a large scale by a criminal organization. Since January 2024, the defendants had been wanted, with detention chosen as the preventive measure. B.F. was located and detained in April 2024, and M.O. in October 2024. The detention measure was confirmed for both defendants.

Thanks to lawyers Arsen Sardaryan and Gayane Papoyan, the Court of Cassation upheld the Court of Appeal's decision, rejecting the RA Prosecutor General's complaint.