The officers of the Department of Economic Security and Countering Corruption of the National Security Service of RA, consistently demonstrating the style of work in combating corruption crimes in various areas of public service, as a result of effective operative-search measures taken, detected cases of abuse of official powers, the issuance of an illegal judicial act, on the basis of which within the framework of the criminal proceedings initiated in the Investigation Department of the National Security Service of RA, a sufficient body of evidence was obtained that a state official of the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, exercising the powers provided for by law, being aware of the existence of the court decision on the application of detention as a measure of restraint against a person who was accused in criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Investigative Committee and who was in close relations with his brother, based on the group interests, expressed readiness to commit illegal actions in favor of the latter, namely, to release him from custody by issuing a deliberately unfair judicial act.

In order to fulfill his intentions, the official involved as accomplices another official exercising power in the judicial sphere, as well as his assistant and the lawyer of the Chamber of Advocates of RA, who, by providing advice and information, removing obstacles, contributed to the commission of the alleged serious crime.

As a result, the official of the state body exercising judicial power, due to the presence of indirect personal ties with the accused, used his exclusive power to administer justice and the resulting influence to the detriment of state interests: in the circumstances of the insufficiency of the application of an alternative measure of restraint, confirmed by decisions of another judge, he applied an alternative measure of restraint in the form of bail against the accused, which could cause possible obstacles to criminal proceedings, and released him from custody.

During the preliminary investigation, on factual and legal grounds, for exceeding power and official powers, issuing a deliberately unfair judicial act and complicity in them, charges were brought against three persons in compliance with the relevant procedures, against all of them a measure of restraint in the form of arrest was chosen.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings continues, procedural actions and operative-search measures are being taken to identify all the circumstances of the case.

At the same time, the Service, given that actions against the judge in criminal proceedings are carried out with maximum confidentiality of pre-trial criminal proceedings, respect for the authority and independence of the judge, cannot provide other additional information at this stage of criminal proceedings.

Note: Anyone charged with a crime is considered innocent as long as his/her guilt is not proven in a manner prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure of RA - by the court decision entered into legal force.