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.
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 A. A., the head of one of the departments of the office of Kentron administrative district of Yerevan, having entered into a preliminary agreement with his deputy and H. S., an employee of the same department, as part of a group, using their official powers and the influence caused by them, received a bribe in a large amount for committing actions in favor of the bribe giver.
Students of the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University were hosted today by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee within the framework of the nationwide campaign “Let’s join forces to prevent corruption”. Mushegh Babayan the Deputy Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee received the students were.
Newly Appointed Director of U.S. Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Zachary Barter and INL Criminal Justice Reform Program Manager Kristina Afoyan were hosted by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia and met with the management of the Committee.
The preliminary investigation conducted in the criminal proceedings involving a number of counts, investigated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee revealed cases of receiving and giving bribes in the private sector, attempting to bribe officials, as well as receiving money under the pretext of bribery and committing other corruption-related crimes in order to create grounds for exempting conscripts from compulsory military service.
An event was held today to mark the third anniversary of the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the professional holiday of the Anti-Corruption Committee employees. The Prime Minister of RA Nikol Pashinyan attended the event.
The preliminary investigation carried out within the framework of the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of RA on numerous episodes, revealed about three dozen cases of bribe-taking from heavy vehicle drivers and abuse of powers by officials of the Urban, Technical and Fire Safety Inspection Body (UTFS) of RA, as a result of which administrative violation reports were not protocoled against the said drivers in the order prescribed by law, and a penalty of over AMD 11 million was not paid to the state budget.
The preliminary investigation carried out under the criminal proceedings investigated in the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Republic of Armenia justified that H. K, holding the position of the head of one of the departments of Shirak marz administration, using his official powers and the influence caused by them, facilitated the nomination and appointment of N. Kh. and A. M. to the corresponding positions in one of the schools of Shirak marz in exchange for a bribe.
Based on the criminal proceedings carried out in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was established that K. Ch., holding the position of the administrative head of one of the communities of Tavush region and being an official, committed official forgery.
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