One of the media outlets wrote the other day that Gagik Tsarukyan’s defenders were caught off guard, because “as part of an old criminal case initiated in 2018-19, Gagik Tsarukyan’s SEC (electronic Border Control information system) was closed so that he would not travel to Russia, and the election processes slowed down.”:

What happens:

On June 5, 2024, criminal proceedings were initiated, and as part of these proceedings, on October 27, 2025, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against Gagik Tsarukyan under part 1 of Article 507 of the Criminal Code (failure to execute a judicial act).:
In response to a request from Haykakan Zhamanak, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that after summarizing the preliminary results of the investigation conducted into the property belonging to Gagik Tsarukyan, on August 4, 2023, the Office for the Confiscation of Property of illegal Origin submitted to the Anti-Corruption Court an application “on the application of measures to pre-secure the claim in connection with the initiation of a claim for confiscation.” property of illegal origin”.:

With this statement, the Prosecutor General’s Office, in particular, asked the court to prohibit Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife from performing any actions related to the disposal of 98.03% of shares of the Gorna Banya Bottling Company LLC, registered in the Republic of Bulgaria.:

The court granted the prosecutor’s office’s request, prohibiting any actions related to the disposal of 98.03% of the shares of the specified company. The notification was delivered to Gagik Tsarukyan personally on August 24, 2023.:
In response to the request for legal assistance, a judicial act of the Sofia District Court was provided, which, among other things, stated that on March 15, 2024 (10 days before the appeal of the competent Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Sofia District Court) Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife, through an authorized person, acquired shares of LLC “Gorna Banya Bottling Company”. sold for 23 million 850 thousand euros., Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife alienated property, the alienation of which was prohibited by the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court No. CCD/0041/03/23 in the decision on the case dated August 10, 2023:

A preventive measure in the form of absence was chosen as a preventive measure against Gagik Tsarukyan.:

As part of the criminal proceedings being investigated by the Investigative Committee, on November 2, 2024, the prosecutor opened a public criminal prosecution against Nver Tsarukyan under paragraphs 1 and 2 of part 2 of Article 46-253 of the Criminal Code (incitement to commit robbery with damage to a property storage facility provided for by a group of persons by prior agreement), part 3 of Article 297 (illegal arms trafficking) and part 3 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code (Illegal arms trafficking). hooliganism committed with the use of violence) and under part 1 of Article 335 (illegal possession, carrying of firearms):

By the court’s decision, arrest was chosen as a preventive measure against Nver Tsarukyan, and an international wanted list was announced against him.:

One of the media outlets wrote the other day that Gagik Tsarukyan’s defenders were caught off guard, because “as part of an old criminal case initiated in 2018-19, Gagik Tsarukyan’s SEC (electronic Border Control information system) was closed so that he would not travel to Russia, and the election processes slowed down.”:

What happens:

On June 5, 2024, criminal proceedings were initiated, and as part of these proceedings, on October 27, 2025, the prosecutor initiated public criminal prosecution against Gagik Tsarukyan under part 1 of Article 507 of the Criminal Code (failure to execute a judicial act).:
In response to a request from Haykakan Zhamanak, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that after summarizing the preliminary results of the investigation conducted into the property belonging to Gagik Tsarukyan, on August 4, 2023, the Office for the Confiscation of Property of illegal Origin submitted to the Anti-Corruption Court an application “on the application of measures to pre-secure the claim in connection with the initiation of a claim for confiscation.” property of illegal origin”.:

With this statement, the Prosecutor General’s Office, in particular, asked the court to prohibit Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife from performing any actions related to the disposal of 98.03% of shares of the Gorna Banya Bottling Company LLC, registered in the Republic of Bulgaria.:

The court granted the prosecutor’s office’s request, prohibiting any actions related to the disposal of 98.03% of the shares of the specified company. The notification was delivered to Gagik Tsarukyan personally on August 24, 2023.:
In response to the request for legal assistance, a judicial act of the Sofia District Court was provided, which, among other things, stated that on March 15, 2024 (10 days before the appeal of the competent Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Sofia District Court) Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife, through an authorized person, acquired shares of LLC “Gorna Banya Bottling Company”. sold for 23 million 850 thousand euros., Gagik Tsarukyan and his wife alienated property, the alienation of which was prohibited by the decision of the Anti-Corruption Court No. CCD/0041/03/23 in the decision on the case dated August 10, 2023:

A preventive measure in the form of absence was chosen as a preventive measure against Gagik Tsarukyan.:

As part of the criminal proceedings being investigated by the Investigative Committee, on November 2, 2024, the prosecutor opened a public criminal prosecution against Nver Tsarukyan under paragraphs 1 and 2 of part 2 of Article 46-253 of the Criminal Code (incitement to commit robbery with damage to a property storage facility provided for by a group of persons by prior agreement), part 3 of Article 297 (illegal arms trafficking) and part 3 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code (Illegal arms trafficking). hooliganism committed with the use of violence) and under part 1 of Article 335 (illegal possession, carrying of firearms):

By the court’s decision, arrest was chosen as a preventive measure against Nver Tsarukyan, and an international wanted list was announced against him.: