The criminal proceedings investigated in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee established that A. K., with the assistance of another person, provided illegal remuneration to the deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
The criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee established that an officer of the patrol service of the Police of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs used his official powers to the detriment of state and official interests, and also committed official forgery.
In the course of the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee based on the materials received from the National Security Service, it was established that the assistant judge of the court of general jurisdiction assisted in receiving a bribe in a particularly large amount by the representative of the RA judicial authority for making a favorable decision in favor of the person indicated by the head of the community administration of the same region.
As a result of operative-investigative activities carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual data was obtained that a 71-year-old woman, a candidate from the alliance of parties participating in the special elections to Gyumri Community, promised a 75-year-old resident of Gyumri an election bribe to recruit voters on the condition that they vote for the said alliance. Accordingly, the said resident addressed some people from her surroundings who had the right to vote, with a request to participate in the elections and vote for the said alliance, in connection with which she passed on the information received to the candidate of the alliance who offered the election bribe.
Artur Nahapetyan, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, has held a working meeting with the management and staff of the Committee today, presenting them his approaches and principles regarding the activities of the structure. The Chairman of the Committee emphasized that the goal of everyone's work should be one - a comprehensive and uncompromising fight against corruption.
The criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, revealed that in 2021-2023, a person who held the position of the director of one of the kindergartens operating in Yerevan, using her official powers, committed official forgery and embezzled a particularly large amount of funds entrusted to her.
As previously reported, within the framework of the criminal proceedings under the investigation of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on the facts of apparent crimes related to giving and receiving election bribes, as well as violating the ban on charity during elections, 8 persons were arrested the day before on the basis of presentation to the court of the accused who are at large. The same day, recognizance not to leave was applied as a measure of restriction against 2 of them, and 6 persons were presented to the RA Anti-Corruption Court in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law, with motions for applying administrative supervision against them as a measure of restriction. 5 of the motions submitted were fully satisfied by the court, and administrative supervision was applied against the accused as a measure of restriction. The latter were released in accordance with the procedure established by law, and the documents related to them were sent to the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on cases of giving and receiving election bribes, as well as violating the ban on charity during elections, based on reports received from the Criminal Police of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Service.
Taking into account the great public outcry over the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on cases of apparent crimes of giving and receiving election bribes, violating the ban on charity during elections, as well as numerous media inquiries addressed to the body conducting the proceedings, we inform you that within the framework of the mentioned proceedings, criminal prosecutions have been initiated against 8 persons, including representatives and supporters of the political forces nominated in the special elections to Gyumri Community. All of the said persons were detained on charges of giving and receiving election bribes, group preparation for giving election bribes, as well as violating the ban on charity during elections.
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