According to operational information received in the Yerevan City Department of the RA National Security Service, as a result of operative-investigative measures and operational activities prepared and tactically implemented by the officers of the Department and the Investigation Department, it was found that A.B., being the President of the “Muay Thai” Federation operating in the RA, during the months of August-November 2022, with the intention of organizing the illegal migration of two or more persons for profit, reached a preliminary agreement with persons not yet identified in the proceedings, after which, according to the agreement, the members of the group, complementing each other’s actions, pre-distributing the roles, in exchange for receiving 3,400-7,000 US dollars from a number of citizens of the Republic of Armenia, organized the process of exit of the mentioned persons from the RA, entry into relevant foreign countries, and then also the process of staying in those countries.

In particular, the latter, in order to obtain a proper entry permit for the “Schengen Agreement Countries” by submitting false documents certifying facts of legal significance and reserving the right to be an athlete or coach of the “Muay Thai Federation”, the workplace, the amount of salary, to the competent authorities in the RA regarding the above-mentioned persons, bank accounts, incomes, as well as references containing obviously false and untrue information, in this way organized the illegal migration of a number of people with prior agreement within the group.

During the preliminary investigation, as a result of the searches conducted in the apartment and car of a member of the criminal group involved in the organization of illegal migration, as well as in the office of the “Muay Thai” Federation, a lot of forged documents, templates of blank documents, as well as other data important for the criminal proceedings were found and taken.

During the preliminary investigation, one of the members of the criminal group was arrested on reasonable suspicion, and on the basis of the factual data obtained in the criminal proceedings, a decision was made by the supervising prosecutor to initiate a public criminal prosecution against him for organizing illegal migration within the group under the relevant articles of the RA Criminal Code. Arrest was applied to him as a measure of restraint.

The preliminary investigation in the criminal proceedings continues, the necessary investigative actions and operational-investigative measures are carried out in order to find out all the circumstances of the case, the full scope of the persons involved in criminal acts and to apply criminal legal intervention measures against them.

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.