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Former and present Civilitas board members interrogated
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October 15, 2012 | 11:04
YEREVAN.- Former and present members of Civilitas Foundation board
Vahan Khachatryan, Karine Harutunyan, Tigran Karapetyan and Vahe
Aghabekyan were summoned on Monday to National Security Service for
interrogation on money laundering case, Foundation's press service
told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
On May 25 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.
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.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
news.am
October 15, 2012 | 11:04
YEREVAN.- Former and present members of Civilitas Foundation board
Vahan Khachatryan, Karine Harutunyan, Tigran Karapetyan and Vahe
Aghabekyan were summoned on Monday to National Security Service for
interrogation on money laundering case, Foundation's press service
told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
On May 25 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.
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.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress