The preliminary investigation of the proceeding investigated in the case of causing more than 18 million drams of damage to the community budget has been completed: 6 persons were charged, the damage caused was fully recovered
Based on the combination of sufficient evidence obtained in the criminal case examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that A. G., director of “Yerevan Garbage Collection and Sanitary Cleaning” community institution of Yerevan Municipality, with the assistance of his deputy and other persons, embezzled particularly large amounts of more than 17 million AMD through wasting and official forgery, as well as caused more than 1 million AMD damage to the Yerevan community as a result of passing official powers.
The former head of the enlarged community of Berd is charged with abusing official powers and committing official forgery: the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings is completed
According to the preliminary investigation carried out in the criminal proceedings examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that A. M., the son of H. M., who occupied the position of the head of the enlarged community of Berd in 2017-2022 built voluntary buildings with an area of 1088.71 square meters in the city of Berd in 2015-2016 without the appropriate construction permit, and in order to legalize them, the former head of the enlarged community of Berd, abusing his official position, committed official falsification with mercenary motives.
Representatives of the US Embassy met with the Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee
The Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, Sasun Khachatryan, received Alexis Haftvani, Director of the Bureau of Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ("INL") of the US Embassy in Yerevan, Kevin Orkin, Deputy Legal Attaché of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Kristina Afoyan, Criminal Justice Reform Program Manager.
5 persons are detained within the proceedings investigated on the fact of granting a deferment from compulsory military service to a conscript in exchange for a bribe
During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigation Department of the RA National Security Service and investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual information was obtained that K. A. and A.P. applied to K.T., a member of the medical commission of Yerevan city territorial unit of conscription and recruitment service of the RA Ministry of Defense, for a three-year deferment from compulsory military service due to false medical diagnoses for their son R. P., and reached a preliminary agreement to pay the latter a bribe for that purpose.
Cases of taking bribes from many drivers who committed gross violations of traffic rules by traffic inspectors were revealed. Three traffic police inspectors were arrested
Based on the materials received from the Internal Security Department of the RA Police, the Anti-Corruption Committee initiated criminal proceedings regarding the apparent crimes of demanding and receiving bribes by individual RA Police officials, abusing the official position, as well as cases of bribery of police officials by citizens.
Anti-corruption committee investigators participated in training organized by the US Embassy on the topics of investigating money laundering and illicit enrichment crimes.
Since the establishment of the anti-corruption committee, the Bureau of Anti-Drugs and Law Enforcement Cooperation of the US Embassy in Armenia ("TPIH", "INL") has been working continuously to deepen partnership relations with the institution and expand the cooperation agenda. One of the key directions of the aforementioned cooperation is the holding of training courses aimed at developing the professional knowledge and abilities of the Committee's employees. Within that framework, on January 24, a training was organized on the investigation of the crimes of money laundering and illegal enrichment, as well as international legal mutual assistance in criminal proceedings. of the committee presented to the investigators the best international practice with examples of concrete cases.
Road inspectors of the RA Police were arrested on suspicion of demanding and receiving bribes from more than two dozen drivers
Based on the materials received from the Internal Security Department of the RA Police and the information received as a result of operative-investigative measures implemented by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, criminal proceedings were initiated in the Anti-Corruption Committee under the 1st and 3rd points of Part 2 of Article 435 of the RA Criminal Code. regarding the alleged crime of receiving bribes by officials.
The preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings regarding the officials of the RA SATM accused of receiving and giving bribes has been completed
According to the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated as a result of the operative-investigative measures undertaken by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was established that the director of the LLC company R. H., to commit an illegal act in his favor, that is, to organize the process of destroying expired chicken eggs in violation of the procedure established by the RA government's decision, on November 24, 2022, the head of the Armavir Regional Center of the RA Food Safety Inspection Authority A. He gave a bribe of AMD 250,000 to M.
The officials of the Erebuni administrative district head's office were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes
Investigative and operational actions carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee in criminal proceedings under Article 435, Part 2, Clauses 1, 3 and Article 436, Part 2, Clause 3 of the RA Criminal Code, as well as the RA National Security Service As a result of operative-investigative measures undertaken jointly with the employees of the Yerevan City Department, factual data was obtained that V. S., head of the same department K. In the course of 2022, bribes were regularly received from businessmen with a preliminary agreement with Kh.
