Aysor, Armenia
Oct 31 2009

The company commander arrested for getting a bribe

A charge was brought against company commander of the RA Police
Implementation of Veterinary, Anti-epidemic and Quarantine Measures
division Haroutyun Hovhannisyan for taking bribe in large amount on
the criminal case investigated by the RA Special Investigation Service
(SIS), informs the press office of the Public Prosecutor of the
Republic of Armenia.

The preliminary investigation found out that H. Hovhannisyan the
senior police officer of the 1st division demanded 961.700 drams (2500
USD) from A. Tovmasyan as a bribe to intercede and act within his
competence in order to appoint A. Tovmasyan the commander of the 2nd
division and confer him rank of officer. The money was given to H.
Hovhannisyan on October 26, 2009 at about 10 o’clock in A. Tovmasyan’s
office.

On the obtained evidence H. Hovhannisyan was charged according to the
RA Criminal Code Article 311, part 3, point 3. Pretrial arrest measure
was disposed against him.

The preliminary investigation is carried on in the SIS of the Republic
of Armenia.