Lawyer Accused of Transferring Money to Judge Arrested

Lawyer Vahagn Danielyan, accused of transferring an alleged bribe to Judge Gagik Heboyan, has been arrested. This information was reported by the Special Investigative Service (SIS).

It should be noted that the lawyer has been charged under Article 38-311, part 4, points 2 and 3 of the Criminal Code of Armenia, specifically for aiding a judge in accepting a particularly large bribe.

Following the charges, the investigator submitted a request to select arrest as a measure of restraint. The request was effectively approved.

Judge Gagik Heboyan of the general jurisdiction court of Kotayk province has been charged under points 2 and 3 of part 4 of Article 311 of the Criminal Code of Armenia for receiving a particularly large bribe with the assistance of the lawyer. According to the National Security Service (NSS) report, the bribe amount was transferred to the judge through the accomplice lawyer, shortly after which it was discovered and seized from him.

According to the charges, the judge demanded a bribe equivalent to 3,500 USD (1,715,000 AMD) from the plaintiff in a civil case being examined by him on March 4, 2019, in exchange for taking action in favor of the plaintiff.