TWO STATE INSPECTION’S OFFICIALS ARRESTED
Aysor
Dec 29 2009
Armenia
Head of the State Inspectorate for Environmental Protection Tigran
Grigoryan and his deputy, Arsen Petrosyan arrested on charges of
bribery, the press service of the Armenian police informs.
According to the report, 51-year-old A. Petrosyan demanded 5 million
drams, to decrease the penalty of 10 million drams identified for the
environmental violations in one of the companies. At the moment of
taking the bribe A. Petrosyan was arrested in his office by the members
of the department for combating organized crime. 1 million 210 thousand
drams was discovered with him the other 3 million 790 thousand drams,
he managed to convey to his boss, 49-year-old T. Grigoryan.
According to law enforcement officers, in addition, in A. Petrosyan’s
pockets was found 2 million drams, $ 1000, and in the pockets of T.
Grigoryan was found – 3 million 800 thousand drams, $ 23 thousand.
A. Petrosyan and T. Grigoryan are arrested. Meanwhile, the press
service of the police denied the information saying that that in
this criminal case was arrested also the Deputy Minister of Nature
Protection Simon Papyan.