Two Armenian law-enforcement officials arrested on bribe charges

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
7 Sep 04

National Security Service officers have arrested a Dilizhan prosecutor
of the first degree, Gamlet Matevosyan, and an assistant to the
military prosecutor of the Gugark garrison, Garnik Chakhmakhchyan,
for receiving a 800-dollar bribe to protect a defendant who was on
trial for theft. Both men were arrested during the transaction.

A legal case against Matevosyan and Chakhmakhchyan has been handed
to the Prosecutor-General’s Office, the press service of the National
Security Service has said.

[Video shows the two arrested officials and the bribe.]