The preliminary investigation against two officials of the Food Safety Inspection Body (FSIB) of the Republic of Armenia accused of accepting bribes has been completed. The materials of the criminal proceedings have been sent to the court.
The preliminary investigation carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee within the framework of the criminal proceedings established that two chief inspectors of Vayots Dzor regional center of the Food Safety Inspection Body of the Republic of Armenia (FSIB), using their powers to commit inaction in favor of a bribe-giver or the person indicated by him, as part of a group, having entered into a preliminary agreement, received bribes from various business entities, as well as committed official forgery.
The forestry director and foresters received bribes in exchange for permission to illegally cut down trees. The preliminary investigation against 8 people, including officials who received bribes, has been completed.
As a result of large-scale evidentiary and other procedural actions carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, numerous cases of bribery by officials of “Hayantar” SNCO of the Forestry Committee of the RA Ministry of Environment in exchange for illegal logging in Lori region of the Republic of Armenia have been revealed.
The preliminary investigation against the officials of Yerevan Municipality accused of receiving a bribe of AMD 2,500,000 has been completed.
The criminal proceedings initiated as a result of operational-investigative measures carried out by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia established that persons holding managerial positions in Yerevan Municipality, with the assistance of former officials of the Municipality, received a total of AMD 2.5 million in bribes for committing illegal acts in favor of representatives of construction companies, as well as for issuing a favorable administrative act in the manner prescribed by law, and also abused their powers.
The preliminary investigation against the officials of Kentron administrative district accused of receiving bribes of large amount has been completed.
As a result of large-scale evidentiary and other procedural actions carried out during the multi-faceted criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia, it was established that three officials of Kentron administrative district of Yerevan Municipality, both as part of a group and individually, demanded and received bribes in the total amount of about AMD 1 million for illegal inaction in favor of some persons, using their official powers to the detriment of state interests.
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the Committee's staff honored the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide
In honor of the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Artur Nahapetyan, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the Committee's staff visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the Genocide.
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee presented the annual report on the activities of the Committee for 2024 to the National Assembly.
The Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, Artur Nahapetyan, presented the annual activity report of the Anti-Corruption Committee for 2024 at the session of the NA Permanent Committee on State and Legal Affairs today. Artur Nahapetyan brought statistical data on the criminal proceedings investigated last year and their progress, stressing that the Anti-Corruption Committee mainly considers complex and multifaceted proceedings, which the investigators perform a huge work on.
Representatives of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia participated in the conference entitled "Judiciary as a Tool for Achieving Justice"
The Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee Artur Nahapetyan and the management of the Committee participated in the conference entitled "Judiciary as a Tool for Achieving Justice", where issues of present-day challenges in the implementation of justice, the efficiency of the judicial system, increasing public trust in it, as well as the application of measures of restriction were discussed.
Two criminal proceedings against four persons accused of giving and receiving election bribes and violating the ban on charity have been sent to court.
Under one of the criminal proceedings initiated by 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, it was revealed that a candidate from alliance of parties participating in the special elections to Gyumri Community Council scheduled for March 30, 2025, violated the ban on charity by promising money and goods to voters under the guise of charity.
The illegal export of a batch of animals was permitted in exchange for an illegal reward of USD 8,000 and bribes to officials of FSIB (Food Safety Inspection Body). The criminal case is in court.
The criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the measures taken by the Operational-Investigative Department of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia revealed that a business entity paid an illegal reward of USD 8,000 for the smooth organization of the issuance of permits for the export of animals by the Food Safety Inspection Body of the Republic of Armenia (FSIB). Within the framework of the aforementioned proceedings, cases of group bribery and official forgery by FSIB officials were also revealed.
