As a result of large-scale evidentiary and other procedural actions carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was established that during 1999-2020, H. B., who held the positions of Commander of the 5th Army Corps of the RA Ministry of Defense, Deputy Chief of the General Headquarters of the RA Armed Forces, and Deputy Chief of the Joint Headquarters of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, contrary to the ban provided for by law, with the assistance of his close friend - a director of a business company - participated in the management of the above-mentioned company, actually owning a 25-percent share registered in the name of his spouse.

In particular, the preliminary investigation revealed that in 2011-2018, the aforementioned company received more than AMD 1 billion in profit, of which the 25 percent share actually belonging to H.B. amounted to AMD 251 million. Moreover, in some cases, the partner of the mentioned organization, a company registered in the Kingdom of Sweden, made payments for supplies in full to H. B.'s personal account.

After that, with the aim of concealing the criminal origin of particularly large amounts received as a result of illegal participation in business activities, associated with granting benefits to the commercial organization, sponsoring its activities, he legalized them through a number of bank transfers and conversions, including by purchasing property in the name of other persons and disposing of it at his discretion. At the same time, H. B. invested the purchased real estate in the charter capital of the business company, subsequently sold it to a third company for AMD 919 million 600 thousand, ensuring the legalization of money in particularly large amounts obtained through criminal means.

In addition, the preliminary investigation established that H. B., being a declarant official, concealed information on property and income in his declarations submitted to the Ethics Committee for High-ranking Officials, and then to the Corruption Prevention Committee, which led to the non-declaration of property and income on a particularly large scale. The latter, in particular, inter alia, did not declare the “MERCEDES-BENZ S500” car worth about AMD 102 million, as well as the amounts received in the form of income in different years.

For money laundering in particularly large amounts, illegal participation in business activities, as well as concealing data subject to declaration, H. B. was charged under Article 190, Part 3, Clause 1 of the former Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, Article 310 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia and Article 314.3, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (5 episodes). A bail of AMD 40 million and a ban on absence from the Republic of Armenia were applied against him as a measure of restriction.

The preliminary investigation under the criminal proceedings has been completed. The materials of the proceedings with the indictment have been submitted to the supervising prosecutor with a motion to approve it and send it to the court.

Notification. the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a verdict entered into legal force.