Charges Filed Against Director of 'Charles Aznavour Art School'

Charges have been filed against the director and accountant of the 'Charles Aznavour Art School' concerning discovered embezzlements. The Investigative Committee reports that the preliminary investigation into the criminal case launched regarding the abuses at the 'Charles Aznavour Art School' in the Armavir region has concluded, resulting in charges against the school's director and accountant.

During the criminal investigation conducted by the Armavir regional investigative department of the RA Investigative Committee, factual data has been obtained indicating that the director of the institution, acting as a public official, used his official position to embezzle a particularly large amount of money and commit official forgery. Specifically, according to preliminary investigation data, the director hired his son as a group leader at the 'Charles Aznavour Art School', being fully aware that his son did not attend work and failed to carry out work duties. Despite this, he did not record these facts and from February 1, 2011, to August 7, 2018, he prepared and validated official documents regarding time records with his signature and the school’s official seal, including blatant false information about his son and the actual time he worked.

Subsequently, the aforementioned false documents were handed over to the school's accountant, instructing her to calculate salaries for all employees, including his son. As a result, the accountant calculated the salary for the director's son for each month during the specified period. The total calculated salary for the director's son from February 1, 2011, to August 7, 2018, amounted to 7,202,434 AMD, of which the amount to be actually paid and embezzled was 5,392,697 AMD.

Based on sufficient evidence obtained during the pre-trial proceedings, the director of the school has been charged under Article 179, Part 3, Clause 1 and Article 314, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code, while the accountant has been charged under Article 38-179, Part 3, Clause 1 and Article 38-314, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code. As a preventive measure, a written undertaking not to leave has been selected for them. The conclusion of the preliminary investigation has been announced, and the criminal case has been sent to the prosecutor overseeing the legality of the preliminary investigation, along with the request to confirm the accusatory conclusion and forward it to the court.