10.03.2010
The State Interests Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated a criminal case on the abuse of official duties by the head and other officials of the State Reserves Agency, the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations. READ MORE

04.03.2010
The Prosecutor General signified the maintenance of the legislation by the tax and customs bodies especially in raising the recorded violations and subjecting the guilty people to liability. READ MORE

03.03.2010
The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on the receipt of the bribe by the investigator of the Investigation Department of the RA National Security Service was completed in the Special Investigation Service. The prosecutor supervising the preliminary investigation of the criminal case confirmed the bill of indictment. READ MORE

Prosecutor General

Agvan G. Hovsepyan

RA Prosecutor General
Doctor in Law
State Counselor of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

Agvan G. Hovsepyan was born in 1953’ January 7, in Yerevan. He got his higher education at the Law Faculty of Yerevan State University, which he graduated from in 1974.
He masters Armenian, Russian and English.

His professional experience started from 1974, working as an investigator in Segeja Region of Karelian Autonomic Republic.

1978-1986 - Prosecutor's office of Mountainous Kharabakh, Senior Investigator; Assistant to Prosecutor; Head of the Investigation Division; Assistant to the Prosecutor of Martakert District.

1986-1989 Investigator, Artik District's Prosecutor's Office

1989-1998 Investigator on Especially Important Cases attached to the RA Prosecutor General
Apr-Sep’1998 Head of the Investigation Part of General Prosecutor's Office of RA

1998-1999 RA Prosecutor General

1999-2004 Deputy Prosecutor General of RA

March 7’ 2004 By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia appointed as the RA Prosecutor General

The Prosecutor General implements the governing of the Prosecution office of RA, the organization and leading of activities of the Board of Prosecution office, the supervision over the activities of the Logistical Supervision, Statistics, and Analysis Department of the Prosecution office of RA, Human Resource Division, press-secretary’s activities, the procedural control and supervision of the cases investigating by the Special Investigatory Service of RA, the organization and supervision of activities of senior prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's office, the organization of the activities of the scientific-methodical counsel, leading of the Staff.

For the outstanding contribution to the protection of legality, law and order, A. G.Hovsepyan was awarded by the medal "For services to Fatherland" of the First Class.

By the Decree of the President of RA after 04.05.08, the Prosecutor General is included in a National Security Council.