AZG Armenian Daily #081, 05/05/2005
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WHO GRABS STATE MONEY?
$79 Million 559 Thousand Returned to State Budget
The report of the chairman of the Control Chamber of RA National
Assembly was sent to the Chief Prosecutor's Office last May. This was
the first time that the Control Chamber's report was presented to the
Prosecutor's Office and high-ranking officials are warned or punished
based on the report. On May 3, chairman of the National Assembly,
Artur Baghdasarian, presented an official notification signed by RA
chief prosecutor and dealing with minor and major violations in the
spheres of credit projects, mining industry, tax collection, local
self-governance and others.
Prosecutor's Office has warned 63 officials, 7 officials have
been brought to managerial responsibility and 7 others will stand
trial. Laws were violated by officials in Transport and Communication
Ministry (3 people), Ecology Ministry (13 people) RA Government's
Water Committee (4 people) and Social Department (3 officials).
In order to cut short the violations, the Prosecutor's Office has sent
35 letters of request to 5 ministers, 22 to prefects and a letter to RA
President. Court actions were instituted against executive director of
Agrinex CJSC, president of Anest Ltd. for major expenses and deception.
Director of Ayrum Lernagorts OJSC has been convicted.
By Karine Danielian
Home
WHO GRABS STATE MONEY?
$79 Million 559 Thousand Returned to State Budget
The report of the chairman of the Control Chamber of RA National
Assembly was sent to the Chief Prosecutor's Office last May. This was
the first time that the Control Chamber's report was presented to the
Prosecutor's Office and high-ranking officials are warned or punished
based on the report. On May 3, chairman of the National Assembly,
Artur Baghdasarian, presented an official notification signed by RA
chief prosecutor and dealing with minor and major violations in the
spheres of credit projects, mining industry, tax collection, local
self-governance and others.
Prosecutor's Office has warned 63 officials, 7 officials have
been brought to managerial responsibility and 7 others will stand
trial. Laws were violated by officials in Transport and Communication
Ministry (3 people), Ecology Ministry (13 people) RA Government's
Water Committee (4 people) and Social Department (3 officials).
In order to cut short the violations, the Prosecutor's Office has sent
35 letters of request to 5 ministers, 22 to prefects and a letter to RA
President. Court actions were instituted against executive director of
Agrinex CJSC, president of Anest Ltd. for major expenses and deception.
Director of Ayrum Lernagorts OJSC has been convicted.
By Karine Danielian