http://aarhus.am/?page_id=8337&lang=en On December 22, 2014 The Armenian based environmental NGO, EcoRight, filed a request with the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia to commence a criminal investigation against Mego-Gold (Global Gold subsidiary that operates the Toukhmanuk Gold Mine) for violating the laws of Armenia, and more specifically: * embezzlement of state property through fraud; * tax evasion through false entrepreneurship, hiding overpayments and other gained material benefits, which has caused major damage to the citizens of the Republic of Armenia; * Performing illegal commercial activities without a special permit (license) to carry out entrepreneurial activities subject to licensing; * violation of rules in implementing environmental safety activities; * features of crimes in violation of rules of mineral resources conservation and use. On January 16, 2015, The AArhus website ( http://aarhus.am ) published a confirmation letter