ARMENIAN REGIONAL GOVERNORS’ ASSETS ACCORDING TO INCOME DECLARATIONS

11:37 * 09.04.15

Tert.am has studied the income and property assets declared by Armenian
regional governors and their families in 2014 and 2013.

The declarations reveal that the newly appointed governor of Kotayk,
Karapet Guloyan, owns the highest money assets. In 2014, he declared
1.352 million Armenian Drams (approx $3,000); his wife, Roza Tsarukyan,
had a declared income of 17.44 million Drams (over $3,500).

As for the governor of Tavush, his declared income decreased from 40.2
Drams ($85,000) in early 2014 to 31.11 million Drams (over $65,000)
at the end of the year. The declaration does not say anything as
to the spending made, apart from a TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 100 4.5 car
purchased for 7.5 million Drams ($15,000). His assets in the tax
income year were 2.583 Drams (over $5,000). His spouse’s assets were
down to 101.4 Drams (over $200,000). The regional governor’s daughter,
Anna Abovyan purchased a TOYOTA RAV 4 2.0 GAS vehicle for 20 million
Drams ($ 42,180).

The regional governor of Ararat, Rubik Abrahamyan, comes next with his
declared assets. Upon taking office in 2014, he declared 7.6 million
Drams (over $16,000), 33,000 US Dollars and 15,000,00 Euros. A FORD
COURRIER VAN 1.3 truck was the only property asset on his declaration.

In late-2014, his declared monetary assets amounted to 10 million
Drams ($21,000), 35,000 US Dollars and 15,000 Euros. His spouse, Naira
Nersisyan, had a declared income of 15 million Drams (over $30,000),
21,000 Dollars and 16,000 Euros. Her annual income was 25,000 Euros.

The regional governor’s sons, Emin and Gor Abrahamyan, declared 10
million Drams (over $20,000) and 4 million Drams (over $40,000),
respectively.

The regional governor of Lori, Arthur Nalbandian, declared 2.834
million Drams (approx 6,000) and 229,862 Dollars in late-2014.

The governor of Armavir, Ashot Ghahramanyan, had 21.340 million Drams
($45,000) on his declaration in the same period; his annual tax income
was over 5.5 million Drams ($ 11,5000).

Shirak region’s governor, Felix Tsolakyan, had 16.888 million Drams
(over $35,000), 2 million Drams ($4,200) more compared to the beginning
of the year. His spouse, Zinaida Barseghyan declared 6.620 million
Drams (approx $14,000).

The governor of Syunik, Surik Khachatryan, had a declared income of
about 3,000 US Dollars; his total assets amounted to 215.202 million
Drams. His wife, Loreta Barseghyan, has not declared any assets, but
her annual tax income was 215.202 million Drams (over $400,000). The
governor’s son, Tigran Khachatryan, had no declared assets either.

Harutyun Sargsyan, the regional governor of Vayots Dzor, declared
a MITSUBISHI PAJERO 3.0 L upon taking office. His income has been
2 million Drams (over $4,000) ever since. His spouse did not have
declared assets in late 2014, but her annual tax income amounted to
about 3 million Drams (over $6,000).

The regional governor of Aragatsotn, Sargis Sahakyan, had no declared
money assets either; his annual tax income was about 0.5 million Drams
(over 3,000).

No money assets were registered on the income declaration of Rafik
Grigoryan, the governor of Gegharkunik. His 2014 annual tax income
was 6.620 million Drams (aproxx $14,000). The governor did not declare
money assets in 2013 either.

From: A. Papazian