Former head of the General Department of State Protection of the Police V. M. charged with money laundering of 1.5 billion AMD and embezzlement of around 14 million AMD state funds; the preliminary investigation on the case is over
As a result of the large-scale investigative operations carried out in the criminal proceedings under investigation of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, a corruption scheme for the legalization (money laundering) of property of more than 1.5 billion drams obtained through criminal means by the head of the General Department of State Protection of the Police V. M., was revealed, as well as a case of organizing the embezzlement of state funds of about 50 million drams, in which former high-ranking officials of the RA police were also involved.
Sufficient evidence was obtained during the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, stating that K.K., being an official performing public service, in return for a bribe, brought prohibited items for a convict into the "Convicts' Hospital" penitentiary institution of the RA Ministry of Justice.
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee met with the gradiates of the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TIAC)
Another introductory visit to the RA Anti-Corruption Committee of the graduates of the educational programs of the Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TIAC) was organized, where they were hosted by the Chairman of the Committee, Sasun Khachatryan.
The commander of the military unit of the Ministry օf Defense and 6 other persons were detained with the charge of committing and assisting in the theft of 60 million AMD from the RA Ministry of Defense
As a result of large-scale operative-investigative measures and complex investigative activities carried out by the officers of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee in the criminal proceedings initiated on the basis of the study of the RA State Control Service, factual data was obtained that occupying the position of the commander of the N military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense and the post of the chairman of the commission created for the acceptance of imported funds for the needs of the RA Ministry of Defense, R. B., committed official falsification and assisted K. G. to embezzle particularly large amounts of about 60 million AMD from the RA Ministry of Defense.
The head of the EU delegation in Armenia met with the chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee
Vassilis Maragos, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, met with the Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, Sasun Khachatryan.
A case of receiving a USD 10,000 bribe by an official of the Ministry of Defense from a recruit’s parent for postponing military service, was revealed.
According to the criminal proceedings examined by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, it was proved that the official of the RA Ministry of Defense A. T. received a large bribe of 10,000 US dollars to postpone the conscription of a recruit. In addition, the same official, using official powers and the influence caused by them, as part of the group with another official A. A. postponed the participation of two citizens in training sessions in return for the bribe. In another case, having received a bribe, A. T. exempted one citizen from participating in training sessions.
As a result of illegal actions of former deputy Mayor of Yerevan city V. N., more than AMD 3 billion damage was caused to the budget of the Yerevan community
According to the preliminary investigation conducted in the criminal proceedings initiated by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, sufficient facts were obtained that V. N., occupying the position of the Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, based on personal and group interests, abusing his official powers, evaluated the participation applications of the participating companies in the conditions of not meeting the qualification criteria presented in the invitations of the tenders organized for the purpose of acquiring garbage collection and sanitary cleaning services in the western and eastern parts of the city of Yerevan, as sufficient, as a result of which significant damage was caused to the Yerevan community. In particular, due to the lack of technical, financial, professional and labor resources, the mentioned companies were not able to properly provide the services provided for in the contracts, but in exchange for incomplete, improper, and in some cases also not provided services, the Yerevan Municipality paid particularly large sums of 3.002.486.270 AMD.
An attempt to exchange a driver’s license by bribing an official was discovered
According to the preliminary investigation carried out by the RA Anticorruption Committee in the criminal proceedings, it was proved that G. A. tried to exchange his driver’s license without coming to the Republic of Armenia by paying a bribe of AMD 300,000.
Cases of providing fake certificates certifying vaccination against the coronavirus disease have been revealed
The evidence obtained by the criminal proceedings carried out in the RA Anti-Corruption Committee proved that N. S., working in the “Spitak Medical Center” Closed Joint Stock company as a pediatrician in charge of the Spitak region, a doctor in charge of the immunization cabinet, performing organizational-managerial and administrative-economic functions and thus being an official person, committed official forgery.
