Another land plot located in the 'May 28' park of Sisian community has been returned to the community, bringing the total number of returned plots to eight, with a total area exceeding 4,100 square meters.
The Syunik Regional Prosecutor's Office, within the framework of protecting state interests, examined the documents of land plots allocated to various individuals in the park area. It was found that one plot measuring 0.05308 hectares had been illegally granted to an individual under a construction right.
The prosecutor sent a motion to the community head demanding the termination of the construction right agreement signed on June 11, 2009. The municipality took corresponding steps: the construction right registered with the Cadastre Committee was terminated, and the plot, with a cadastral value of approximately 997,000 drams, was returned to the community.
The 'May 28' park occupies an area of 9,595.68 square meters. Initially, land plots there had been granted under construction rights to 17 individuals, but through the prosecutor's intervention, 8 land plots of various sizes, ranging from 0.02 to 0.13 hectares, have already been returned to the community.
The work continues, as 12 more land plots granted to 11 individuals still need to be returned to the community, and this process is not yet complete.
This decision is notable because the violation was uncovered by the prosecutor's office, and the municipality did not wait for disputes and court proceedings but responded immediately to the motion. This shows that when law enforcement agencies actively approach the detection of land violations, the results are not long in coming.
The park is one of the city's important recreational zones, and the return of these lands allows the community to restore control over public spaces. It remains to be seen how the process of returning the remaining 12 land plots will proceed, as they involve 11 other individuals, and each case may have its own specificities.
