On July 12, the students of the Anti-Corruption School of Young Leaders visited the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, where Sasun Khachatryan, the Chairman of the Committee, hosted them.
By the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee it was substantiated that occupying the position of a specialist in the security division of the “Armavir” penitentiary institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia A. G. received bribes from the convicts of the same institution during 2022 in order to commit obvious illegal acts for the benefit of the latter, including trying to assist in Illegal acquisition of Marijuana drug in large amounts without the purpose of sale.
The preliminary investigation in remote proceedings regarding the case of receiving a particularly large bribe of 14 million US dollars by the former Minister of Environment Aram Harutyunyan, a senior employee of the executive power of the RA, is over. The materials of the proceedings with the indictment were handed over to the supervising prosecutor on 23.06.2023 with a request to send it to the court. It should be noted that remote proceedings will provide an opportunity to conduct a full trial without the presence of the defendants.
According to the preliminary investigation conducted in the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that A. S., occupying the position of head of the Dilijan community of Tavush marz, RA, committed official forgery with joint intent and with the help of other persons, as well as exceeded his official powers by organizing and implementing the sale of plots of land included in the list of restrictions stipulated by law to the citizen by auction procedure and direct sale.
By the criminal proceedings initiated as a result of operational-investigative measures carried out by the RA anti-corruption committee based on the report of an employee of Talin municipality it was substantiated that the director of "A. Perlit" LLC paid a large bribe of 1,900,000 AMD to an official for committing an illegal act in his favor.
According to the preliminary investigation conducted in the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that occupying the position of investigator of PIC of the general department with special assignments of the RA Investigative Committee, V. A. demanded a particularly large amount bribe from spouses A. J. and A. H. accused of embezzling 78,000 USD, in order to take actions in favor of the mentioned persons, in particular, to ensure the suspension of the criminal prosecution initiated against them and the termination of the criminal proceedings through competent officials.
According to the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that E. S. the bodyguard of the former chief enforcer M. P. and his driver H. B. assisted M.P. in embezzlement in a wasteful way of about 44 million AMD from the state budget funds.
Within the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on the basis of the materials received from the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs police, factual information was obtained that the head of the chair of economics of Shirak State University received various sums of money as a bribe from a number of students in 2022-2023 for committing illegal acts for the benefit of them. In the course of the preliminary investigation, factual information was also obtained regarding bribe mediation and official fraud.
With the preliminary investigation in the criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the materials received from the Internal Security Department of the RA Police and the information received as a result of the operative-investigative measures implemented by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, cases of receiving bribes and committing official forgery by the inspectors of the "Road Police" service of the RA MIA Police, were revealed.
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