HEALTH SPHERE MOST CORRUPT IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16. ARMINFO. The most corrupt sphere in Armenia is
public health, said 19.4% of 1,956 Armenian citizens involved in a poll
conducted by the Armenian Center of National and International Studies.

According to the poll results, the judicial system is second most
corrupt. 10 per cent of the respondents said that Armenia’s armed
forces are the most corrupt body in Armenia, followed by the Taxation
Service, education system, Police and Traffic Police. According to
23.2%, the executive power is the most corrupt in Armenia. 15.6%
of the respondents consider the judicial power corrupt, and 5.7% of
them pointed out that it is the legislative power. According to 5.2%
of the respondents, local government bodies are corrupt. According to
30.7% of the respondents, superior officials force inferior ones to
practise corruption, and 29.4% said that it is nothing but mutually
advantageous deals, inferiors pay to their superiors to retain
their posts. According to 35.9% of the respondents, the authorities’
arbitrary rule is the main reason for corruption. 20.7% said that the
main reason is the priority given to personal or sectional interests in
the country. 12.1% of the respondents said that Armenia’s unspecified
legislation is another reason for corruption.

According to the Transparency International organization, Armenia
tanks 78th in the list of 133 countries, followed by Romania, Russia,
Moldova, Kazakhstan. The neighboring countries, Azerbaijan and Georgia
rank 124th and 127th respectively.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress