The NSS initiated 573 criminal proceedings in the first half of 2026.
07-08-2026 18:20 Armenia Human Rights
The National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, within the framework of the powers vested in it by law, has identified and thwarted numerous cases of serious and particularly serious crimes in the areas of counterintelligence, military counterintelligence, state border protection, and the fight against crime. Necessary operational-investigative measures have been taken to uncover relevant crimes, including the prevention and neutralization of intelligence-subversive, diversionary, and terrorist plans and actions being prepared against the security, sovereignty, and armed forces of the Republic of Armenia by foreign state special services, illegal armed formations, criminal groups, organizations aiming to violently change the constitutional order and seize power, as well as by certain individuals.
In the first half of 2026, based on proper reports submitted to the pre-trial bodies regarding apparent crimes, 573 criminal proceedings have been initiated:
Regarding crimes directed against state security, 22 criminal proceedings have been initiated, of which:
4 for state treason,
1 for attempted state treason and espionage,
1 for attempted espionage,
1 for state treason, espionage, preparation for seizure of power, and preparation for overthrowing the constitutional order,
5 for espionage,
2 for the publication of information containing state secrets by a person who illegally obtained such information,
5 for the publication of information containing state secrets.
Regarding crimes directed against public security, 44 criminal proceedings have been initiated, of which:
1 for preparation for terrorism,
2 for spreading false information about terrorism,
3 for giving or receiving a higher status in the criminal hierarchy, participating in or involving a group with a criminal subculture, and addressing a participant of a group with a criminal subculture or a person with a higher status in the criminal hierarchy.
As a result of measures taken to ensure the protection of the state border of the Republic of Armenia and security at the state border, 197 criminal proceedings have been initiated regarding crimes against the order of governance, of which:
97 for illegally crossing the state border, attempting to do so, or illegally crossing the border in complicity (of which 56 involved the use of false documents),
83 for forging or using forged documents, stamps, seals, or forms,
3 for organizing illegal migration.
Regarding crimes directed against the legal circulation of drugs, psychotropic substances, their preparations, precursors, and highly active or toxic substances, 44 criminal proceedings have been initiated, of which:
28 for the illegal circulation or illegal sale of drugs, psychotropic substances, their preparations, or their analogs or derivatives,
12 for the smuggling of drugs, psychotropic substances, their preparations, their analogs, or their precursors,
4 for the illegal circulation of drugs, psychotropic substances, their preparations, or their analogs or derivatives or precursors without the purpose of sale.
Regarding crimes directed against constitutional rights and freedoms, 33 criminal proceedings have been initiated, of which:
23 for receiving and/or giving bribes,
3 for obstructing or coercing the holding of a gathering or participating in it,
3 for obstructing the exercise of the right to participate in elections or referendums, or the implementation of the rights or duties of persons participating in the work of electoral commissions or in elections or referendums,
2 for coercing or otherwise obstructing the conduct of propaganda or refusing to conduct propaganda,
2 for violating the prohibition of charity during a referendum or election.
Regarding crimes directed against the interests of public service, property, and economic activity, 115 criminal proceedings have been initiated, of which:
7 for giving and/or receiving bribes,
19 for the abuse of official or service powers or the influence resulting from them by an official,
10 for committing official forgery,
12 for engaging in illegal entrepreneurial activity,
4 for money laundering,
3 for creating, organizing, or leading a financial pyramid.
Based on proper reports submitted to the pre-trial bodies by the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia regarding apparent crimes, criminal proceedings have also been initiated for other crimes provided for by the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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