Directors of 3 Companies Charged with Violating the River Araks Bed

Public criminal prosecutions have been initiated against the directors of three companies engaged in mineral extraction in the Ararat region for violating the course of the Araks River and causing significant damage to the legitimate interests of the state, as reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Armenia.

According to the statement, these companies deviated from the provided coordinates, extracting a substantial volume of mineral resources that belong to the state and thereby violating the course of the Araks River, which resulted in the deterioration of soil quality and the loss of a significant amount of mineral resources.

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