NSS Uncovers Fake Generals

According to Shamshyan.com, a criminal case has been initiated in the investigative department of the National Security Service of Armenia based on Article 178, Part 2, Points 1, 2, and 5, and Article 34-312, Part 1 of the Criminal Code.

The case was opened against Arman S. and Hratchya G., who are suspected of committing large-scale fraud. There are reports that they visited various military units of the Artsakh Defense Army, where they interacted with and became acquainted with soldiers, presenting themselves as high-ranking generals with extensive connections. They allegedly demanded and received various sums of money from soldiers and their relatives under the pretense of 'ensuring favorable conditions for military service, transferring one battalion to another, placing soldiers in military hospitals, as well as resolving issues with superiors regarding exemptions from military service.'

It has been revealed that between September 2018 and May of this year, these 'fake generals' fraudulently collected large sums from the parents of soldiers and intermediaries, with amounts ranging from 5,000 AMD to 5,000 USD.

Furthermore, in May of this year, Arman S. learned from an acquaintance living in Russia that the friend had legal issues with law enforcement in Russia. He promised that he could free him from criminal liability and, in return, received a large sum in Russian rubles from the intermediary in Yerevan.