652 ECONOMIC CRIME REGISTERED IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.10.2009 15:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Within last 9 months of 2009, RA police intensified
struggle against property crimes, Head of Senior RA Police Department
for Organized Crime Prevention, Hunan Poghosyan told a news conference
in Yerevan. According to him, 652 economic crimes were registered in
Armenia in 2009, while 313 crimes were committed in 2008.

As for struggle against corruption, Hunan Poghosyan noted: "Armenian
police discovered 398 cases of corruption in 2009, registering 38%
increase compared with 2008 results. Special emphasis is given to
the struggle against bribery."