S.G. (S.S.), the spouse of the former Chief of Police V.G., by providing funds and removing obstacles, assisted V.G., an official, who is in a marital relationship with her, and using his position, during the years 2000-2010, squandered a large amount of property entrusted to him.
The General Prosecutor’s Office reported.
In particular, from 11 May, 2000 to 24 July, 2008, S.G. served as the head of the analysis group of the Department of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defense, the Department of Combating Servicemen Voluntary left the Left the Military Unit and Deserters, from 24 July, 2008 to 24 July, 2010, and then position of Senior Officer of the same division, between 1 July, 2010 to 24 November, 2011, and further was transferred to the Police Personnel Department.
V.G., knowing that S.G., who was in a marital relationship with him, did not attend the service for more than eleven years, from May 2000 to November 2011, and never performed the official duties arising from the position, not only did not take preventive measures, but during the years 2000-2010, he signed the drafts of the annual budget of the Military Police of the Ministry of Defense, the transfers sent to the treasury of the Ministry of Finance or entered into the treasury program, which also included the data of S.G. As a result, during the mentioned period, S.G. was actually paid a particularly large amount as salary and other monetary satisfactions, a total of 17 million 275 thousand 721 drams.
In another case, S.G., from 1 December, 2011 to 11 May, 2018, being the senior referent of the Chief of Police in the Office of the Chief of Police, since being appointed to the position, did not attend the work regularly and did not perform her official duties properly; moreover, she was absent from the Republic of Armenia for different periods of time in a number of cases without reports to her superiors about granting her leave and orders to grant leave based on them, due to which she did not attend the duty. Under these conditions, by the orders of 30 December, 2011 and 30 December, 2016, she was awarded the special titles of “lieutenant colonel”, then “colonel”, and 19 million 422 thousand 319 drams was transferred in her name.
Also V.G., being well aware of his spouse S.G.’s regular non-appearance at work and improper performance of official duties due to disrespect from 1 December, 2011 to 10 May, 2018, based on his personal interest, did not subject the spouse to disciplinary punishment for a disciplinary violation, including not releasing her from the Police, he deliberately used his official position against the interests of the service, did not timely identify the reasons for the disciplinary violations committed by his subordinate, S.G. Also he did not take preventive measures, moreover, in the conditions of the latter’s regular absence from duty and improper performance of official duties due to dishonorable reasons, by the orders of 30 December, 2011 and 30 December, 2016, she was awarded the special ranks of “Lieutenant Colonel”, and further “Colonel”, and transferred 19 million 422 thousand 319 drams in her name as well.
Thus, S.G., in a group with V.G., based on personal interest, misused the official position, which inadvertently caused serious consequences.
On 3 December, 2022, a decision was made to initiate a public criminal prosecution against S.G. in accordance with Article 308, Part 2 and Article 38-179, Part 3, Paragraph 1 of the RA Criminal Code in force at the time. The decision was sent to the Anti-Corruption Committee in order to file charges and choose a measure of restraint.
Note: A person that is suspected or accused of an alleged crime is considered innocent until his/her guilt is proved by a court judgment that has come into legal effect pursuant to the procedure determined by RA Criminal Procedure Code.
