The preliminary investigation under the criminal proceedings has been completed against the head of the Department of Economics at Shirak State University, charged of receiving bribes of various sizes from about two dozen students
The preliminary investigation carried out in RA Anti-Corruption Committee under the criminal proceedings, justified that A. M., carrying out the position of the acting head of the Department of Economics at “Shirak State University named after M. Nalbandyan” Foundation since August 23, 2022, using the influence of his official powers, received funds at the amount of more than AMD 900,000 as a bribe for committing illegal actions in favor of a number of students in 2022-2023.
As a result of abusing official powers by the former mayor of Yerevan, damage was caused to Yerevan community in the amount of over 700 million AMD.
The preliminary investigation carried out by RA Anti-Corruption Committee under the criminal proceedings, justified that E.Z., holding the position of the mayor of Yerevan within the period from July 1, 2003 to March 4, 2009, abused his official powers, without proper legal grounds, made a decision to alienate an area of 31.780 sq.m., located at 1, Saralanj Street, Yerevan, owned by "Youth Palace" state closed joint-stock company and being a state-owned property, to "Avangard Motors" limited liability company at a price many times less than the cadastral value, as a result of which Yerevan community suffered a property damage in a particularly large amount of AMD 742,649,595.
Preliminary investigation has been completed against more than a dozen people, including officials of police and the inspection body of UTFS, accused in receiving bribes from drivers to allow the movement of overloaded trucks and other abuses.
According to the preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings by RA Anti-Corruption Committee, numerous episodes of bribery paid by drivers of trucks, driving along Yerevan-Meghri highway, to officials of the inspection body of urban, technical and fire safety of RA (UTFS), as well as the police, were revealed within the period from January to February 2023. As a result, a lot of overloaded vehicles exceeding the permitted maximum weight, passed through the stationary point of the inspection body of the UTFS, located in the community of Sisian without being weighed and without obstacles, and continued driving, as a result, the cover of the roadway of M-2 Yerevan-Meghri highway was damaged, and the offenses committed by the drivers were not recorded, and the persons were not brought to administrative responsibility.
The head of Nork-Marash cemetery is arrested on charge with taking a bribe in the amount of 4500 US dollars
As a result of the actions carried out by the operational-investigation department of RA Anti-Corruption Committee under the initiated criminal proceedings, factual information was obtained that H. Sh., holding the position of the head of the cemetery of Nork-Marash administrative district, SNPO “Special Service for the Population” of Yerevan Municipality, abusing his official powers in favor of V.K., namely with the purpose of burying the latter’s relative in Nork-Marash cemetery and providing a burial place at a preferred area, required and received on June 22, 2023, from V.K. a bribe in a large amount of 2,500 US dollars.
The head of the Martuni Military Police Territorial Unit of the RA Ministry of Defense was arrested on charges of receiving a bribe
As a result of the activities carried out by the operative-intelligence department of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual data were obtained that the head of the Martuni Military Police Territorial Unit of the RA Ministry of Defense, E. A., received a bribe in a large sum of 570,000 AMD for committing an illegal act for the benefit of the person identified by the bribe payer.
Officials of the Bagratashen customs office of the RA SRC were arrested on charges of accepting bribes
As a result of operative-intelligence activities carried out jointly with the Yerevan City Department of the RA National Security Service on the criminal proceedings under investigation by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual data were obtained that the chief customs inspectors of the customs point-department “Bagratashen” of the Eastern Customs Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia received a bribe for not subjecting the goods imported by “Intertrans” LLC to proper inspection and not registering a violation.
The anti-corruption committee of the Republic of Armenia summarized the two years of formation and activity
On the occasion of the RA Anti-corruption Committee's Worker's Day and the second anniversary of the formation of the structure, an event has been organized today, which was attended by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, RA Supreme Judicial Council Chairman Karen Andreasyan, Director of the RA National Security Service Armen Abazyan, RA Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan, RA Justice Minister Grigor Minasyan, RA Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, Chairman of the RA Investigation Committee Argishti Kyaramyan and Head of the RA State Control Service Romanos Petrosyan.
The preliminary investigation on the criminal proceedings against the commander of the military unit of the material base of the Ministry of Defense and 3 other persons accused of accepting bribes of around 20 million AMD has been completed.
As a result of the large-scale operative-intelligence measures carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee officers, as well as the criminal proceedings initiated as a result of complex investigative operations, it was substantiated that V. M., occupying the position of the commander of the N military unit of the material base of the Ministry of Defense, in a group with the storekeeper of the same military unit V. M. , in order to perform illegal actions and patronage for the director of "Masis Spring Garment Factory" LL company, V.E., they demanded a total of 19 million 700 thousand AMD bribes from V.E. and committed particularly large-scale embezzlement.
5 people were detained on charges of giving and receiving bribes and abusing official powers, including officials of the police and the urban planning, technical and fire safety inspection body
The criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigation Department of the RA NSS in connection with cases of bribery by officials of the RA Urban Planning, Technical and Fire Safety Inspection Authority (UPTFS) and carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee revealed new episodes of bribery by officials of the said inspection authority, as well as the police.
