8 persons were detained on charges of giving and receiving election bribes, violating the ban on charity during elections
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.
Officials of the RA Cadastre Committee and the Ministry of Defense are accused of receiving illegal rewards and bribes. The materials of the criminal proceedings against six persons are in court
The criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the activities carried out by the operative-investigative department of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, established that the director of a company providing measurement services facilitated the receipt of illegal rewards by the deputy head of the relevant department of the RA Cadastre Committee, as well as personally bribed an official of the Ministry of Defense.
The preliminary investigation against the former head of Byurakan community and his deputy, accused of embezzlement of two plots of land worth over AMD 5 million and document forgery, has been completed: the materials of the proceedings have been submitte
The preliminary investigation conducted within the framework of the criminal proceedings investigated in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee established that the former head of Byurakan community of Aragatsotn region of the Republic of Armenia committed embezzlement in a particularly large scale, namely, he fraudulently acquired ownership rights to 2 residential plots of land with an area of 0.1537 ha belonging to a resident of the community and 0.1359 ha belonging to Byurakan community, worth a total of AMD 5,204,000.
Officials of the community administration received bribes from a number of citizens to perform actions in their favor. The materials of the proceedings with an indictment against 10 persons have been sent to the court
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings examined by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia revealed that A. H., the deputy head of one of the community administrations of Ararat region of the Republic of Armenia, together with H. D., the head of the relevant department of the same community administration, as part of a group, using their official powers, with the assistance of a number of persons, as well as personally, demanded and received bribes in various amounts.
A case of embezzlement of property worth AMD 2 million by the commander of a military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense has been revealed. The materials of the proceedings with the indictment have been sent to the court.
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee established that T. M., the commander of the N military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense, being responsible for the protection of the regiment's material resources, as part of a group, committed embezzlement of property entrusted to him worth AMD 2 million.
About 50 facts of drawing up more than 280 false protocols on administrative offenses by patrol service officers have been revealed. The preliminary investigation under the criminal proceedings has been completed.
As a result of evidentiary and other procedural actions carried out within the framework of a multi-component criminal case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia based on the materials received from the Department of Internal Security and Fight against Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, about 50 facts of drawing up 286 false protocols on administrative offenses by patrol service officers against drivers have been revealed.
Students from one of Yerevan public schools visited the RA Anti-Corruption Committee
Stressing the importance of implementation of anti-corruption education in public schools, as foreseen by the anti-corruption strategy, as well as in order to raise awareness of students about the fight against corruption, students from one of Yerevan schools visited the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, where they were received by the acting chairman of the committee Edik Hakobyan.
The preliminary investigation against the servicemen of the military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense accused of stealing diesel fuel has been completed.
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee established that A. A., the commander of the rifle battalion of one of the military units of the RA Ministry of Defense, with the assistance of three other employees of the Ministry of Defense, stole diesel fuel worth about half a million AMD.
Cases of bribery and official forgery by officials of the Food Safety Inspection Body of the Republic of Armenia, as well as receipt of an illegal reward in the amount of USD 8,000 have been revealed.
According to the criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the measures carried out by the operational-investigative department of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, it was established that officials of the Food Safety Inspection Body of the Republic of Armenia (FSIB) received a bribe as part of a group for not recording violations identified during the export of animals, and committed official forgery. The preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings also revealed other corruption-related crimes, including cases of receiving an illegal reward in the amount of USD 8,000.
