A Series of Victories for LSA: Detention of 4 Defendants Replaced by Alternative Preventive Measures

Between June and November 2024, foreign nationals B.F., F.E., E.F., and M.O., involved in the same criminal case, sought legal representation from our office. In this criminal case, the defendants were charged under Part 1 of Article 319, Points 1 and 3 of Part 3 of Article 257, Points 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Article 285, and Points 1 and 3 of Part 3 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, namely: participating in a criminal organization, committing large-scale computer fraud by a criminal organization, aiding the illegal activities of companies recognized as legal entities under the direction of a criminal organization leader, and money laundering on a large scale by a criminal organization. Since January 2024, the defendants had been wanted, with detention chosen as the preventive measure. B.F. was located and detained in April 2024, and M.O. in October 2024. The detention measure was confirmed for both defendants.

Thanks to lawyers Arsen Sardaryan and Gayane Papoyan, the Court of Cassation upheld the Court of Appeal's decision, rejecting the RA Prosecutor General's complaint.

On 11.10.2024, thanks to our lawyer A. Mnatsakanyan's defense, accused B.B. faced alternative measures in an Anti-Corruption Committee case on bribery charges.

On October 7, 2024, the Criminal Court of Yerevan rejected the motion to extend detention for our client, Sh.K., accused of crossing Armenia's border with forged documents.

On 30.09.2024, the court concluded A.H.'s case, imposing probation instead of imprisonment. Thanks to lawyers Andranik Mnatsakanyan and Arsen Sardaryan.