AZG Armenian Daily #149, 24/08/2005

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SPECIAL DEPARTMENT OF PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE PUTS UP FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

To be more productive in its fight against corruption, the Chief
Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia set a special anti-corruption department on
June 30 of 2004. “Hakastver” NGO organized yesterday a meeting entitled
“Authorities of the Prosecutor’s Office In Fight Against Corruption” to
discuss the work of the department during last 8 months. During this period
of time the department having only 8 employees opened 5 criminal cases,
restarted 1 unfinished case and received 100 citizens. The criminal cases
had to deal with bribery in diverse state institutions, particularly
land-survey agency. The head of the department urged citizens to be more
active in helping corruption fighters disclose criminals.

By Gohar Grigorian