61-year-old Aregnazan K. was subjected to a criminal liability because of using a fake document. The case was investigated at the Court of First Instance of Shengavit Community, presided by judge Davit Balayan.
According to the indictment, in 2002 her husband found a fake document from an unknown person, which proved that Aregnazan finished Yerevan Secondary School #126 in 1971.
Last year Aregnazan won the immigrant visa annual lottery organized by the US Department of State. As she didn’t get a secondary education, on April 21 of this year she presented a fake certificate to the US Embassy in Armenia.
The accusation towards Aregnazan under Article 325, Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code, was proved and she was fined 200 000 AMD. She is given a 4-month term to pay the fine, on the condition of paying 50 000 AMD each month.
The verdict was published on October 19 of this year.
Notice: The person suspected in or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code, in accordance with the Court’s verdict made effective.
