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Vartan Oskanian was issued a summons
news.am
October 06, 2012 | 13:52
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian FM, Prosperous Armenia MP Vartan Oskanian
was issued a summons, spokesperson for Prosecutor General Sona Truzyan
told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He is summoned for interrogation on
October 8. She did not rule out that the charges may be brought
against Oskanian on the same day.
The National Assembly on Tuesday voted - by 64 ballots for, six against,
and with one invalid vote - in favor of Prosecutor General's petition to
include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit. A total
of 71 MPs participated in the voting.
To note, on May 25 the National Security Service (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 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 to be
politically motivated.
The Civilitas Foundation was founded in 2008 by Vartan Oskanian. After
joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6 parliamentary
elections, however, Oskanian gave up his post as the Foundation
Chairman.
news.am
October 06, 2012 | 13:52
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian FM, Prosperous Armenia MP Vartan Oskanian
was issued a summons, spokesperson for Prosecutor General Sona Truzyan
told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He is summoned for interrogation on
October 8. She did not rule out that the charges may be brought
against Oskanian on the same day.
The National Assembly on Tuesday voted - by 64 ballots for, six against,
and with one invalid vote - in favor of Prosecutor General's petition to
include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit. A total
of 71 MPs participated in the voting.
To note, on May 25 the National Security Service (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 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 to be
politically motivated.
The Civilitas Foundation was founded in 2008 by Vartan Oskanian. After
joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6 parliamentary
elections, however, Oskanian gave up his post as the Foundation
Chairman.