Sasun Khachatryan, Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, hosted the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to RA, H.E. Mr. Cornel Ionescu and Minister Plenipotentiary Ionel Ivan.
Sasun Khachatryan, the Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, met with the students of the Faculty of Journalism of Yerevan State University today within the framework of the "Anti-Corruption Media School" program, and introduced them to the functions of the structure he leads, referred to the mechanisms of the fight against corruption, as well as the public perception of this phenomenon, specifics of coverage of corruption and, in general legal topics.
Sasun Khachatryan, Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, hosted Fan Yong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to RA.
During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee on the basis of the materials received from the Internal Security Department of the Police of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs, new cases of apparent crimes of demanding and receiving bribes by police officials, as well as giving bribes to police officials by citizens were revealed.
In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigation Department of the RA National Security Service and investigated by the RA Anti-corruption Committee, factual data was obtained that holding the position of director of "Armavir Regional State College" SNCO G. M. embezzled about 58 million AMD entrusted to him in 2019-2021 and committed official forgery.
Based on the combination of sufficient evidence obtained in the criminal case examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that A. G., director of “Yerevan Garbage Collection and Sanitary Cleaning” community institution of Yerevan Municipality, with the assistance of his deputy and other persons, embezzled particularly large amounts of more than 17 million AMD through wasting and official forgery, as well as caused more than 1 million AMD damage to the Yerevan community as a result of passing official powers.
According to the preliminary investigation carried out in the criminal proceedings examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was substantiated that A. M., the son of H. M., who occupied the position of the head of the enlarged community of Berd in 2017-2022 built voluntary buildings with an area of 1088.71 square meters in the city of Berd in 2015-2016 without the appropriate construction permit, and in order to legalize them, the former head of the enlarged community of Berd, abusing his official position, committed official falsification with mercenary motives.
The Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, Sasun Khachatryan, received Alexis Haftvani, Director of the Bureau of Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ("INL") of the US Embassy in Yerevan, Kevin Orkin, Deputy Legal Attaché of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Kristina Afoyan, Criminal Justice Reform Program Manager.
During the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Investigation Department of the RA National Security Service and investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual information was obtained that K. A. and A.P. applied to K.T., a member of the medical commission of Yerevan city territorial unit of conscription and recruitment service of the RA Ministry of Defense, for a three-year deferment from compulsory military service due to false medical diagnoses for their son R. P., and reached a preliminary agreement to pay the latter a bribe for that purpose.
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