NATURE PROTECTION MINISTRY OF ARMENIA DRAWS CONCLUSIONS AFTER CORRUPTION SCANDAL
ArmInfo
2010-04-19 13:41:00
ArmInfo. Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia has drawn conclusions
after the corruption scandal.
To recall, accusation of taking of bribe on an especially large
scale was brought against Head of Nature Protection Inspection
under Armenian Nature Protection Ministry Tigran Petrosyan and his
deputy Arsen Petrosyan. The bribe at the rate of 5 mln drams was
extorted from Chairman assistant of the Board of Akhtala Mining and
Concentration Complex CJSC for permission to extend the terms of
commissioning of water supply system at Nakhatak river. On December
28, 2009, A. Petrosyan was detained in his office after bribetaking,
with 1210000 drams available with him. He succeeded to hand over the
remaining amount (3790000) to his Chief Tigran Grigoryan. Moreover,
20 mln drams and $1 thsd were found out in the pocket of A. Petrosyan,
and another 3.8 mln and $33 thsd – at T. Grigoryan.
"We have drawn conclusions from this occurrence. Currently, the Nature
Protection Inspection is under reformation", Armenian Minister of
Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan said at today’s press-conference.