PAP leader charged with illegal hunting

ArmInfo. The leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, has been  charged with another crime - illegal hunting. This is according to a  statement from the RA Investigative Committee.

According to the agency's press service, during the preliminary  investigation of the criminal case opened by the RA Investigative  Committee on illegal hunting of wild animals and birds, 190 stuffed  animals and birds were seized from a private home belonging to G.  Ts., and these were deemed material evidence. In addition, three live  lions and one tiger were seized and handed over to the Yerevan Zoo.  The remaining animals kept in G.Ts.'s private home are planned to be  confiscated and handed over to the responsible authorities in the  coming days.

"The illegal hunting resulted in damage to the environment in the  amount of 30 million drams. The preliminary investigation into the  criminal case is ongoing," the Investigative Committee stated.

As a reminder, on July 6, Prosperous Armenia Party leader and  businessman Gagik Tsarukyan was detained and brought before the  Investigative Committee of Armenia. He is accused of organizing fraud  and money laundering on an especially large scale. According to  investigators, between 2022 and 2024, a group operating under his  leadership, under the pretext of developing trade and economic ties  between Armenia and Iran, created joint legal entities with the  participation of Iranian citizens, after which they carried out a  fraudulent scheme, causing damages totaling over $21 million.