ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE
armradio.am
15.12.2009 13:55
The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on high
treason in the form of espionage, illegal procurement and keeping of
weapons and ammunition carried out by the Investigative Department of
RA National Security Service was completed. The prosecutor supervising
the criminal case confirmed the bill of indictment, Press Service of
the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia reported.
During the preliminary investigation it was found out and justified,
that RA citizen, former employee of the Ministry of Defense G.
Hayrapetyan was recruited by the Azeri special service in April 2009,
gathered and passed them secret information about the fighting capacity
and defensive potential of the Armenian Armed Forces as well as some
materials with the purpose to implement anti-Armenian propaganda.
G. Hayrapetyan received the last task by the Azeri special service on
September 1, 2009 from the citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Azeri B. Bagheri and the parole of the meeting was the photo of the
employee of the Azeri special service who was acquainted with G.
Hayrapetyan. G. Hayrapetyan received B. Bagheri in his house, who
passed him the next task in the envelope, in return he gave the
latter the materials which can be used for spreading anti-Armenian
propaganda revealed by the workers of RA National Security Service
in the hiding-place at the bottom of Bagheri’s bag during the check
in the Karchevan customs point in Meghri.
In addition, fire-arms and ammunition was found during the search in
G. Hayrapetyan’s apartment.
On the obtained evidence, RA citizen G. Hayrapetyan was charged
according to RA Criminal Code, Articles 299, part 1 (high treason in
the form of espionage), 235, part 1 (illegal procurement and keeping
of fire-arm and ammunition), and the citizen of Iran B. Bagheri was