ArmInfo.The Investigation Department of Lori Region of the RA Investigative Committee is investigating all the circumstances of the discharge from the tailing dump of the Akhtala Mining and Processing Plant CJSC into the Debed River.
According to the press service of the investigative body, the incident was reported from the Lori regional department of the Inspection Body for Nature Protection and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Armenia. There was a reported discharge from the abovementioned company's tailings into the Debed River in the Akhtala community.
A group of investigators from the RA Investigative Committee left for the scene. <Considering that the circumstances indicated in the signal contain legal grounds and a reason for initiating criminal proceedings, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of part 1 of Article 375 of the RA Criminal Code. A preliminary investigation is underway," the statement said.