The Anti-Corruption Committee summed up the results of three years of its establishment and activities
An event was held today to mark the third anniversary of the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the professional holiday of the Anti-Corruption Committee employees. The Prime Minister of RA Nikol Pashinyan attended the event.
Officials of the Urban, Technical and Fire Safety Inspection Body (UTFS) of RA have been charged with repeated bribe-taking from heavy vehicle drivers and abuse of their official powers. The materials of the criminal proceedings have been sent to court
The preliminary investigation carried out within the framework of the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of RA on numerous episodes, revealed about three dozen cases of bribe-taking from heavy vehicle drivers and abuse of powers by officials of the Urban, Technical and Fire Safety Inspection Body (UTFS) of RA, as a result of which administrative violation reports were not protocoled against the said drivers in the order prescribed by law, and a penalty of over AMD 11 million was not paid to the state budget.
An official of Shirak marz administration has been charged with receiving a bribe in the amount of over USD 5,000. The materials of the criminal proceedings have been sent to court.
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia justified that H. K, holding the position of the head of one of the departments of Shirak marz administration, using his official powers and the influence caused by them, facilitated the nomination and appointment of N. Kh. and A. M. to the corresponding positions in one of the schools of Shirak marz in exchange for a bribe.
A case of official forgery has been revealed. The materials of the proceedings have been sent to court with an indictment
Based on the criminal proceedings carried out in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was established that K. Ch., holding the position of the administrative head of one of the communities of Tavush region and being an official, committed official forgery.
Cases of registering a group of residents as beneficiaries of social security in exchange for a bribe have been revealed; the materials of the proceedings have been sent to court with an indictment
Based on preliminary investigation carried out in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee under the criminal proceedings it was justified that K.P., being an official of one of the municipal departments of Lori region, with the purpose to register a group of residents of one of the villages of the same region as beneficiaries of social security, demanded from them and regularly received monthly allowances totaling about AMD 1 million as illegal remuneration and bribes.
An attempt to bribe officials in the amount of AMD 80 million by the director of a construction company has been revealed
Based on the preliminary investigation carried out in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee under the criminal proceedings, it has been proven that the director of one of the construction companies in Yerevan, A. T., attempted to bribe officials in the amount of AMD 80 million with the purpose to avoid possible urban planning obstacles during construction works on a site belonging to the said company.
Another criminal proceeding, considered in connection with 25 cases of issuing driving licenses in exchange for a bribe was sent to the court.
As a result of the activities carried out by the operational-investigative department of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the RA, as well as large-scale evidentiary and other administrative operations conducted based on the criminal proceedings initiated on their basis, it was established that the inspector of one of the registration and examination centers of the "Road Police" service of the Police of РА Ministry of Internal Affairs V. H., in the group with the head of that same center A. P., and in some cases separately, through his close friend G. H., regularly received bribes of various sizes for a total amount of about AMD 5 million from 25 people who applied for driver's licenses, in exchange of passing theoretical and practical exams of a formal nature.
A case of extortion of a bribe for 8 million drams by a group of officials of the State Revenues Committee of the Republic of Armenia was revealed.
Based on the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, it was justified that the chief tax inspectors of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia V. A. and H. K., as part of a group, having entered into a preliminary agreement, for patronage in favor of the person indicated by the bribe giver, as well as for committing illegal inaction, with the assistance of S. A., demanded a bribe in a particularly large amount of AMD 8 million.
As a result of illegal actions carried out by the former head of one of the communities of Gegharkunik marz, the community administration suffered losses in the amount of about AMD 2.5 million. The materials of the proceedings were sent to court
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings, investigated in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee has justified that as a result of illegal actions by the former head of one of the communities of Gegharkunik marz L. A., including committing through embezzlement, the community administration suffered losses in the total amount of about 2.5 million AMD.
