Armenian Finance Ministry official charged with embezzlement

Noyan Tapan news agency
23 Feb 05

YEREVAN

The chief of a department of the Armenian Ministry of Finance and
Economy, Leva Shainyan, is being charged under Part 3 of Article 179
(Misappropriation and embezzlement) and Part 3 of Article 325 (Forgery
of documents) of the Armenian Criminal Code. An arrest warrant has
been issued for him.

Shainyan is being charged in connection with the case on grand theft
from the Audit Khorurdatu [Audit Advise] and Audit Khorurd Service
[Audit Advise Service] companies by means of forgery, which is being
investigated by the investigations department of the
Prosecutor-General’s Office, the press service of the
Prosecutor-General’s Office reports.