The Prosecutor’s Office once again reaffirmed that sealing the doors of a legal entity’s place of business during a search and thereby effectively suspending its operations is unlawful.

In another criminal proceeding, the investigative body conducted a search at the place of business of a legal entity and, at the end of the search, sealed the premises, effectively prohibiting its operation.

In recent practice, instances have frequently been recorded where, in the context of criminal proceedings initiated particularly in relation to economic crimes, investigators have conducted searches after which the doors of business premises, such as shops or pharmacies, have been sealed and closed for an indefinite period of time, thereby de facto suspending the activities of the economic operator.

A citizen of the Dominican Republic, Y.K., accused of attempting to illegally cross the state border of the Republic of Armenia and of using a false document, had been placed under a two-month detention by the decision of the Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan on 18.08.2025.