"The Trace" writes:
"There are new defendants in the well-known case of Monument mansions, which is being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee. The source of "Hetki" informs that criminal prosecutions have been initiated against the former mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharyan, the head of the real estate management department of the Yerevan municipality, Gagik Mazmanyan, and the head of the architecture and urban planning department of the municipality, Arsen Lalayants.
According to our information, the series of criminal prosecutions will not end like this, moreover, new developments are expected in the mentioned proceedings, and it is not excluded that new defendants will be involved in this case.
In order to get clarification, we turned to the Anti-Corruption Committee. They mentioned that they will provide an explanation later.
Reminder``"The Trace" wrote back in 2018 that there was a grassy area in the area of Azatutyan Avenue and Babayan Street in Yerevan, where the private houses of former and current officials are now located. With the help of "Google Earth" program, it is visible what kind of construction has been done in this area from year to year, and how the zone intended for the recreation of the population has turned into a prominent district with expensive private houses.
Formerly communally owned lands are now entirely owned by former officials, businessmen, or people associated with officials.
Former Prime Ministers Hovik Abrahamyan and Karen Karapetyan, former Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan, his son, former Head of the National Security Service Andranik Mirzoyan, former Chairman of the SRC Vardan Harutyunyan, former MPs Mihran Poghosyan, Seyran Saroyan, Vahan Harutyunyan and his brother, former Speakers of the National Assembly Armen Khachatryan and Tigran Torosyan, former MPs Gagik Abrahamyan and Hovhannes have plots of land here. Sofoyan, former deputy head of the Joint Staff of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Haykaz Baghmanyan, former deputy head of the Security Council Artur Tonoyan and others."
