In the Special Investigation Service, the preliminary investigation of the criminal case on Vachagan Ghazaryan and his wife, Ruzanna Beglaryan, revealed that the individuals had organized the large and particularly large tax evasion of 7 LLCs related to them involving different people in the process. Spokeswoman for the Special Investigation Service Marina Ohanjanyan told this to Iravaban.net.

“It was established that Vachagan Ghazaryan was convicted under Article 38-205, Part 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code; Beglaryan’s conviction of the offenses provided in Article 38-205 (2) and Article 205 (1), as well as the commission of the offenses by 6 other persons under the articles mentioned. During the Preliminary Investigation Ghazaryan and R. Beglaryan transferred the total amount of unpaid taxes to the state budget, totaling AMD 2 billion 837 million, thus fully compensating the state for the damage caused by the crime,” she said.

Considering that a person who commits the offenses provided in Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia under Article 189 (5) of the Criminal Code shall be exempt from criminal liability if he or she compensates for the damage caused and the penalties and fines imposed, which is an imperative requirement of the law. Therefore, the investigator made a decision in accordance with the procedure established by law, to release Ghazaryan, Beglaryan and others from criminal responsibility and to terminate criminal proceedings against them.