The committee says it has submitted the case against G.P. and K.Gh. to the supervising prosecutor, asking for the indictment to be approved and the case sent to court.
Armenia’s Investigative Committee says it has submitted an indictment against G.P. and K.Gh. to the supervising prosecutor, with a request to approve it and send the case to court. The prosecutor previously initiated criminal proceedings against both men, the committee said.
The committee alleges that G.P. acquired and maintained the highest status in a criminal hierarchy and used his influence to intervene in disputes for unlawful material gain. It says his late father, M.P., held the same status.
Investigators allege that in September 2025, G.P. intervened in a debt dispute between two people through his close associate K.Gh., who acted as a mediator. They say G.P. followed rules accepted by a criminal-subculture group, called people involved in the dispute and others, and offered to involve close associates if necessary.
The committee alleges that G.P. demanded $3,500 for intervening and obtained that benefit by buying a vehicle effectively belonging to the victim at a discount of that amount.
In a separate episode, the committee alleges that G.P. beat a man after learning information about his private life. It says he then demanded 2 million AMD from the man’s brother in exchange for withholding the information and preventing further trouble. The demand was later reduced to $2,000.
The committee said the prosecutor initiated proceedings against G.P. under Criminal Code Article 322(1), concerning granting, acquiring or maintaining the highest status in the criminal hierarchy, and Article 258(2)(10), concerning large-scale extortion. K.Gh. faces proceedings under Article 324(1), concerning participation in a criminal-subculture group or recruiting someone into it.
G.P. is under house arrest, while K.Gh. is under administrative supervision, the committee said. It said its investigators conducted investigative and evidentiary work, while National Security Service personnel carried out operational-search measures. The supervising prosecutor is to consider the request to approve the indictment and send the case to court.
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