Former head of Abovyan community to appear before court 

ArmInfo. Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has completed its investigation and sent the case to court against former Abovyan mayor (2008-2015) Karapet Guloyan, son- in-law of Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan. Guloyan is accused of abuse of office, official forgery,  money laundering, and other crimes. According to the information, it  was established that K. G., who served as head of the Abovyan  community from 2008 to 2015, abused his official position against the  interests of his office and alienated 65 public land plots of  settlements located within the community's administrative boundaries,  including squares, roads, parks, public gardens, and designated  operational areas, through direct sales or fictitious auctions to  various individuals, as a result of which citizens were deprived of  the opportunity to use the land plots belonging to the community.

The preliminary investigation also established that, during the  alienation of the aforementioned land plots, K. G. maliciously  violated public auction procedures in several cases and committed  official forgery, in collaboration with an Abovyan municipal  official, specifically, signing and approving numerous false  protocols for the alienation of land plots at auction.

Furthermore, by prior agreement between individuals affiliated with  him, K. G. Legalized property (land plots) obtained through criminal  means on an especially large scale, effectively acquiring ownership  rights to them through formal transactions.

For the aforementioned crimes, the former head of the Abovyan  community, K.G., has been charged under Articles 308, Part 2 (64  points), 308, Part 1, 190, Part 3, Points 1 and 3 (2 points), 314,  Part 1 (49 points), and 196, Part 1 (8 points) of the Criminal Code  of the Republic of Armenia.

The head of the community admitted to the charges and fully  compensated the damage caused to the community in the amount of 261  million drams. A preventive measure in the form of bail in the amount  of 40 million drams and a ban on leaving the Republic of Armenia was  imposed on K.G.

The preliminary investigation against K.G. and three other  individuals has been completed. The case materials with the  indictment have been sent to the supervising prosecutor with a  petition for its approval and referral to the court," the  Anti-Corruption Committee said in a statement.