The Investigative Committee of Armenia reports that former Executive Director of Public Radio of Armenia, Garegin Khumaryan, is accused of falsifying a procedural document to justify a missed legal deadline in court.
According to the investigation, Khumaryan aimed to challenge the decision of the Council of Public Broadcaster, which declared A.K. the winner of a competition for the executive director’s position. Aware that the legal deadline to file a lawsuit had already passed, Khumaryan allegedly submitted a false procedural motion to the Administrative Court via his attorney, requesting reinstatement of his right to file the claim.
He justified the delay by claiming he had become unemployed after learning about the alleged violation of his rights and, lacking income, could not afford legal services. To support this, he submitted income documentation stating he had no salary or equivalent payments during that period—but intentionally omitted other income sources, effectively falsifying the court document.
The motion was granted, and the lawsuit was accepted for review. The Public Broadcaster’s Council appealed this decision to the Administrative Court of Appeals. Despite knowing the significance of the forged evidence, Khumaryan did not withdraw his lawsuit. As a result, the falsified income records were passed to the appellate court.
Furthermore, after the appellate court sided with the Council, Khumaryan filed another appeal to the Cassation Court through an intermediary, continuing his alleged intent to deceive the judiciary.
A public criminal prosecution has been initiated against Khumaryan under Article 479, Part 1 of Armenia’s Criminal Code, which addresses falsification or concealment of evidence or procedural documents. The case has been sent to the supervising prosecutor with an indictment for confirmation and referral to court for substantive examination.
Note: A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court verdict that has entered into legal force.
