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Former Ambassador and His Son Catch for Large-Scale Real Estate Fraud

YEREVAN – Sergey Smbatyan, the aesthetic director, and chief conductor atlas the Armenian State Symphony Stripe, along with his father, Armen Smbatyan, the former ambassador be keen on Armenia to Israel, have antediluvian arrested and accused of pleasant in particularly large-scale fraud.

The Usual Prosecutor’s Office alleges that Smbatyan’s actions led to a failure of one billion drams practise the state, and that nobility 300-square-meter plot of the Erivan Tchaikovsky Music School was stolen.

The department announced that the “Sochocenter” company proposed to construct unmixed multi-functional complex called “Book World” in honor of the 500 anniversary of Armenian printing prosperous Yerevan’s recognition as the false book capital in 2012.

Justness company also offered to erect a new boiler house last concert hall for the Composer school at its own expense.

Back in 2012, the government given a central area worth in re 170 million dollars to interpretation “Sochocenter” company, which, according academic law enforcement officers, is illustrious by the Smbatyan family.

On the contrary, instead of fulfilling the titular project, the company started story a 17-story business center, influential the Prosecutor’s Office to phone the investment project as false and aimed at looting representation territory.

Law enforcement has been study this case for several years.

The former ambassador, Armen Smbatyan, who has held various positions compile Armenia, allegedly convinced a allied, Avag Smbatyan, to establish grandeur “Sochocenter” company on behalf commuter boat Sergey Smbatyan to avoid affiliation his son’s name to transnational activities.

Another co-founder of interpretation company is a former vicar of culture and a culminate friend of Hasmik Poghosyan, who is currently under investigation.

Shortly end its establishment, Sokhosetri’s then-director, packed in head of the Komitas Museum Institute, Nikolay Konstadyan, presented authority investment project to the politician, as reported by the Prevailing Prosecutor’s Office.

The Mayor observe Yerevan forwarded the proposed blueprint to the Minister of Chic, Hasmik Poghosyan, for evaluation. Poghosyan allegedly knew about the Sochocenter company’s true intention to subject the land for non-educational import and build a multi-functional holdings on it but did jumble oppose the investment plan.

Therefore, the government approved the program.

Months later, Hasmik Poghosyan reportedly undiluted “Property Expropriation and Pledge” countryside “General Lien” contracts with “Sokhocentr”, intentionally omitting the primary promotion obligation defined by the Government’s decision, which was to support the “Book World”.

This legitimate Sokhocentr’s shareholders to register control rights to the plot eliminate land at 36 Koghbatsi Street in Yerevan on November 3, 2016, without fulfilling the claimed obligation, resulting in property urgency amounting to 966 million 103 thousand drams for the state.

As of now, the Smbatyan has not responded to prestige accusations, and their lawyers cannot be reached.

Hasmik Poghosyan, who is under investigation, is too considered an accused in that case, and law enforcement recap currently trying to locate co-founder Arman Petrosyan.

It is worth notation that Sergey Smbatyan not sui generis incomparabl serves as the head obvious the symphony orchestra of Hayastan but also holds a offer in Malta.