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The damage caused to the state or the community by the criminal cases investigated by the competent bodies of the Republic of Armenia is restored through payment to the RA Investigative Committee, the former special investigative service, the Prosecutor’s Office deposit, the restoration of the damage caused to the state, and the joint accounts of the State Revenue Committee (SRC). In some cases, the damage caused is restored to the account of the organization to which the damage was caused by the crime (for example, various SNCOs: schools, medical centers, etc.). Often, the damage caused by a criminal case investigated in one pre-investigation body is restored to the deposit account of another pre-investigation body. There are quite few cases when these amounts are paid to court deposit accounts in criminal cases under investigation.

The payments of this nature to different accounts make the work of the Government’s authorized body difficult, as the latter does not have the opportunity to observe the source of these amounts.

The Executive proposes to establish an authorizing norm under which these payments will be made to the centralized account. During the preliminary investigation, it will be the deposit account of the General Prosecutor’s Office, and during the trial, it will be the account of the given court. The procedure for managing and publishing these funds will also be defined.

The member of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs Lilit Minasyan presented the endorsement of the Committee.

The proposed amendments and addenda to the Criminal Procedure Code were debated in the first reading at March 19 sitting of the National Assembly. The regulations were presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Justice Ara Mkrtchyan.