PERCENTAGE OF ECONOMIC CASES SOLVED INCREASES IN 2008

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.03.2009 16:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Under the global economic crisis, the struggle
against corruption and economic crimes is extremely important, RA
Police senior official said.

"A number of measures were taken to prevent corruption in the
republic. The percentage of economic cases solved in Armenia in 2008
increased by 58% and totaled 456 against 289 registered in 2007,"
Hunan Poghosyan told a news conference in Yerevan today.

"83 organizations were functioning without registration, 80 were
forging securities and 140 were avoiding paying taxes. 69 cases of
smuggling were reported," he said. "213 economic crimes committed
last year made 47% of the total number," he said.