ArmInfo. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the activities of law enforcement agencies on revealing corruption crimes.
On March 4, during a meeting in parliament, MP from the Bright Armenia faction Mane Tandilyan noted that there have been many publications that cases of transfer of wages 'in envelope' are recorded in the state system, recalling that a similar statement was made last year by Pashinyan himself, referring to officials who worked under the previous authorities. Given the fact that in the state system, the payment of salaries "in an envelope" is a manifestation of systemic corruption, Tandilyan asked the prime minister to answer the question whether such cases have been revealed by law enforcement authorities in the last two years, and if not, does the prime minister intend to instruct the NSS to interrogate the former officials. <There are ministers in your government who held high posts under the previous authorities. I am interested in whether they were part of this systemic corruption, and whether you asked them this question>, she said.
Meanwhile, Pashinyan noted that, taking office as prime minister, he made so many statements that law enforcement officers did not have time to follow their trace. In this regard, he recalled that he had repeatedly voiced his dissatisfaction with the activities of law enforcement agencies in the framework of the anti-corruption policy of the Government. He also emphasized that he has no habit and desire to interrogate ministers, and when law enforcement agencies can finally deal with all his voiced statements, this will be evidence of serious systemic successes. At the same time, he noted that even in countries with a very developed law enforcement system, the disclosure of corruption crimes is not an easy task.
Speaking about salaries <in the envelope>, Pashinyan said that this phenomenon was stopped even before he made a statement voiced by Tandilyan. "But if you have the relevant information, I ask you to inform about it," he said, reminding Tandilyan that she also held a ministerial post, and therefore she can also answer the question of whether ministers receive salaries <in envelopes > or not.
