FINANCE MINISTRY DESCRIBES ABUSES IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE UNPRECEDENTED
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 27, 2011
YEREVAN
Head of the Finance Ministry's Financial Inspectorate Sona Ghaibyan
said 1.3 billion AMD ungrounded payments of pensions were made in
2009-2010 on behalf of 5 847 pensioners who were not in the republic.
According to her, 1288 dead people have been discovered who were
included in the lists of payments of the beginning of this year. On
behalf of them 105 million AMD pensions and funeral allowances
were paid.
"4 602 pensioners were not found in related bases. The payment related
to them made 2.3 billion. Wrong calculations amounting to 97 million
AMD were registered in regional departments. It was obvious that
relative of the pensioner coming into agreement with the official
appointing pension and the official who pays received part of the
money giving the rest to the state bureaucrat. In other case, the
pensioner was not paid pension: he/she were dead or were not in the
republic for years," Gharibyan said.
She said thanks to a number of steps of the government the corruption
risks have essentially reduced.
After the inspection in the social insurance sphere was over the
results were sent to the RA prosecutor's general office.
Criminal cases have been evoked. As of December 19, 2011 5 355 people
have been interrogated within the framework of the case, 24 accusations
have been forwarded.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 27, 2011
YEREVAN
Head of the Finance Ministry's Financial Inspectorate Sona Ghaibyan
said 1.3 billion AMD ungrounded payments of pensions were made in
2009-2010 on behalf of 5 847 pensioners who were not in the republic.
According to her, 1288 dead people have been discovered who were
included in the lists of payments of the beginning of this year. On
behalf of them 105 million AMD pensions and funeral allowances
were paid.
"4 602 pensioners were not found in related bases. The payment related
to them made 2.3 billion. Wrong calculations amounting to 97 million
AMD were registered in regional departments. It was obvious that
relative of the pensioner coming into agreement with the official
appointing pension and the official who pays received part of the
money giving the rest to the state bureaucrat. In other case, the
pensioner was not paid pension: he/she were dead or were not in the
republic for years," Gharibyan said.
She said thanks to a number of steps of the government the corruption
risks have essentially reduced.
After the inspection in the social insurance sphere was over the
results were sent to the RA prosecutor's general office.
Criminal cases have been evoked. As of December 19, 2011 5 355 people
have been interrogated within the framework of the case, 24 accusations
have been forwarded.
From: Baghdasarian