News - The case materials concerning the accused, who kidnapped a minor in Zorakan and committed hooliganism against him, are in court.

On December 5, 2025, the Prosecutor handed over to the Tavush Region First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction the materials of the criminal case against H.A., M.B., T.U., L.S., and H.G., accused of abducting a minor in September 2025 in the village of Zorakan, Tavush region, and of committing hooliganism against him. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office press service. Within the framework of the criminal proceedings being conducted by the Investigative Committee, on November 2, 2025, the prosecutor filed public criminal charges against H.A., M.B., T.U., L.S., and H.G. under Article 297, Part 2, Clause 2 (hooliganism against a person in a helpless state) and Article 191, Part 2, Clause 3 (kidnapping of a minor). On November 3 and November 4, 2025, motions were submitted to the Tavush Region First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction to apply detention for a period of one month as a preventive measure against H.A., M.B., T.U., L.S., and H.G. For T.U., the motion was granted in full; for H.A., M.B., and H.G., the motions were granted partially for 20 days; and for L.S., house arrest was applied for 20 days. During the pre-trial proceedings, motions were filed to extend the detention preventive measure for the accused, which for H.G., H.A., M.B., and L.S. were fully denied (by the decision of the body conducting the proceedings a ban on leaving the country was applied as an alternative preventive measure), whereas for T.U., the court's decision combined administrative supervision and a ban on leaving as alternative preventive measures. The supervising prosecutor has filed special supervisory appeals with the Court of Appeal (Criminal) against the above-mentioned decisions of the Tavush Region First Instance Court.