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ARFD TO VOTE AGAINST PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S PETITION ON OSKANIAN
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October 01, 2012 | 17:34
YEREVAN.- The ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group opposes petition
submitted by Prosecutor General on Vartan Oskanian's case.
As reported earlier, the Armenian National Assembly is discussing
the formal petition of Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan to include
Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit.
Addressing the lawmakers on Monday, secretary of ARFD group Aghvan
Vardanyan said anyone who will betray Oskanian "will be held
accountable before the people and their own conscience." According
to him, there is only a petition but no evidence of guilt.
Vardanyan said he does not cherish illusions about the MPs' vote
recalling that the Republican Party has majority of votes plus
its coalition partner Orinats Yerkir. However, the lawmaker urged
colleagues to vote according to conscience.
On May 25 the NSS Department of Investigation filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.
The NSS Press Center had informed that an investigation is underway in
connection with selling the 100-percent shares of the Huntsman Building
Products Company for around $2 million, but not informing Armenia's tax
authorities about this business deal; not using for charitable purposes
$1,135,000 of that amount envisioned for charity; transferring this
amount to the bank accounts opened under the names of the Civilitas
Foundation's founder-former FM and currently Prosperous Armenia Party
MP-Vartan Oskanian, and of the Foundation's Board of Trustees member
Tigran Karapetyan; and using some of this amount for private purposes.
In addition, as per the NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million allocated for charitable
purposes.
In his turn, Vartan Oskanian considers the charges are politically
motivated.
Civilitas was founded in 2008 by former foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian. After joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6
parliamentary elections, Oskanian gave up his post as a foundation
chairman.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
news.am
October 01, 2012 | 17:34
YEREVAN.- The ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group opposes petition
submitted by Prosecutor General on Vartan Oskanian's case.
As reported earlier, the Armenian National Assembly is discussing
the formal petition of Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan to include
Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit.
Addressing the lawmakers on Monday, secretary of ARFD group Aghvan
Vardanyan said anyone who will betray Oskanian "will be held
accountable before the people and their own conscience." According
to him, there is only a petition but no evidence of guilt.
Vardanyan said he does not cherish illusions about the MPs' vote
recalling that the Republican Party has majority of votes plus
its coalition partner Orinats Yerkir. However, the lawmaker urged
colleagues to vote according to conscience.
On May 25 the NSS Department of Investigation filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.
The NSS Press Center had informed that an investigation is underway in
connection with selling the 100-percent shares of the Huntsman Building
Products Company for around $2 million, but not informing Armenia's tax
authorities about this business deal; not using for charitable purposes
$1,135,000 of that amount envisioned for charity; transferring this
amount to the bank accounts opened under the names of the Civilitas
Foundation's founder-former FM and currently Prosperous Armenia Party
MP-Vartan Oskanian, and of the Foundation's Board of Trustees member
Tigran Karapetyan; and using some of this amount for private purposes.
In addition, as per the NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million allocated for charitable
purposes.
In his turn, Vartan Oskanian considers the charges are politically
motivated.
Civilitas was founded in 2008 by former foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian. After joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6
parliamentary elections, Oskanian gave up his post as a foundation
chairman.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress