During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the NSS Investigation Department and investigated by the Anti-corruption Committee of the RA regarding cases of receiving bribes and abusing official powers by an official of the Kentron administrative district of the Municipality of Yerevan, as a result of operative-intelligence measures taken by the employees of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee and the Yerevan City Department of the RA NSS, and the investigative actions carried out, factual data were obtained that the first-class specialist of the relevant department of the Kentron administrative district of the municipality, E.V., for illegal inaction in June-August 2022 for the benefit of H.H., A.S., L.M. and S.H., engaged in commercial activities in the Kentron administrative district, it is to say, demanded and received a bribe from the mentioned persons for not registering the offenses related to their activities and not taking the appropriate action within the scope of the powers assigned to him in order not to subject them to responsibility.
In particular, E.V. regularly received bribes of 10,000-25,000 AMD each from June to August 2022 inclusively, from S. H., H. H. and L.M. through a transfer to the betting company's gaming account.
Besides, on July 11, 2022, E.V. received a bribe of USD 1,200 equivalent to AMD 493,152 in cash from A.S.
On 17.10.2022, E.V. was detained on direct suspicion of receiving a bribe for illegal inaction for the benefit of the bribe-giver, provided for in Article 435, part 2, point 3 of the RA Criminal Code.
H. H., A. S., L.M. and S. H. were also detained on the same day on the direct suspicion of giving a bribe to an official for illegal inactivity.
The investigation is ongoing.
Notification. the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a verdict entered into legal force.
