The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia is demanding the return to the Republic of Armenia of the special-purpose territory, including the barracks, expropriated from His Holiness Bagrat in 2017 for 400,000 drams.
“As part of the criminal proceedings initiated on June 9, 2023, it was established that the real estate located in the 1st lane of the 2nd street of the village of Navur, Berd community, Tavush region, with an area of 1,198.09 square meters (including barracks – 621.81 square meters, a residential building – 121.77 square meters, a stone building – 66.16 square meters, a canteen – 225.7 square meters, a warehouse – 39.65 square meters, a wooden house – 48 square meters, a bathroom – 27 square meters, a wooden house – 48 square meters) and a special-purpose land plot of 6.0536 hectares were alienated to A.S. for 8,717,184 drams under an agreement dated July 24, 2014.
Later, on July 17, 2017, A.S. alienated the property to V.G. The specified special-purpose land plot and buildings, including barracks, for a total of 400,000 drams.
Upon review of the unified application issued by the State Committee on Real Estate Cadastre under the Government on July 4, 2014, and V.G.’s state certificate of ownership, it was established that the land plot alienated under the specified agreement, at the time of alienation and to this day, remains a special-purpose land plot in accordance with its original designation.
According to Article 60, Clause 13 of the Land Code, the transfer of ownership rights to state- and municipally owned land plots, as well as special-purpose land, to individuals and legal entities is prohibited. According to Part 2 of Article 209 of the Civil Code and Part 2 of Article 87 of the Land Code, the alienation of buildings or structures that are state- or municipally owned and located on land plots for which the transfer of ownership is prohibited by law is prohibited. Law. Such buildings or structures may be secured by a right of use or construction.
A substantive analysis of the aforementioned articles indicates that special-purpose land plots, as well as the buildings and structures constructed on them, cannot be subject to the transfer of ownership to another person and, therefore, are not subject to alienation.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 282 of the Civil Code, given that V.G.’s ownership right could not have arisen by operation of law with respect to the special-purpose land plot and the barracks located thereon, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against V.G. in the Anti-Corruption Court on March 16, 2026. with the demand for the return of a special-purpose land plot of 6.0536 hectares located at the address: No. 1, 1st Lane, 1st Dead End, 2nd Street, Navur Village, Berd Community, Tavush Region, as well as a residential building located thereon with an area of 39.78 square meters and a stone building with an area of 30.06 square meters, a barracks with an area of 696.01 square meters, a canteen with an area of 344.93 square meters, a warehouse with an area of 35.4 square meters, a wooden house with an area of 77.24 square meters, a 26.84 square meter building, and an auxiliary building with an area of 100,000 square meters. The land plot must be returned to the ownership of the Republic of Armenia.
Concurrently, on November 14, 2023, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against A.S. in the Anti-Corruption Court. and third parties, including V.G., demanding that the purchase and sale agreement be declared invalid and the consequences of that invalidity be applied. The lawsuit was filed late, but the Prosecutor General’s Office appealed it. “The decision is pending appeal,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.