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HAS ARMENIA'S FORMER FM TRULY FORGOTTEN? - NEWSPAPER
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October 19, 2012 | 08:55
YEREVAN. - The Civilitas Foundation founder, former FM, and Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP) MP Vartan Oskanian made a new entry in his Facebook
account, and noted that the foreign and Armenian diaspora assistance
and investments, which are very indispensable for Armenia, depend on
reforms, and he pointed to the termination of the Millennium Challenge
program, Aravot daily reports.
"Considering the law enforcement's recent actions with respect to
Oskanian as well as his demeanor in the [ruling Republican Party]
RPA-PAP interrelations, however, it must be admitted that his raising
this issue is unsuccessful because the decision to terminate the
[aforesaid] program was made during the years of his tenure [as FM],
[and] as a consequence of the [tragic] events [that unrolled in
capital city Yerevan] on March 1-2, 2008," Aravot writes.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the National Security
Service (NSS) Department of Investigation brought formal charges
against Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2 the National Assembly voted in favor of
Prosecutor General's petition to include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant
in a criminal lawsuit.
On May 25 NSS Department of Investigation had 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, and as per the NSSPressCenter, 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.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
October 19, 2012 | 08:55
YEREVAN. - The Civilitas Foundation founder, former FM, and Prosperous
Armenia Party (PAP) MP Vartan Oskanian made a new entry in his Facebook
account, and noted that the foreign and Armenian diaspora assistance
and investments, which are very indispensable for Armenia, depend on
reforms, and he pointed to the termination of the Millennium Challenge
program, Aravot daily reports.
"Considering the law enforcement's recent actions with respect to
Oskanian as well as his demeanor in the [ruling Republican Party]
RPA-PAP interrelations, however, it must be admitted that his raising
this issue is unsuccessful because the decision to terminate the
[aforesaid] program was made during the years of his tenure [as FM],
[and] as a consequence of the [tragic] events [that unrolled in
capital city Yerevan] on March 1-2, 2008," Aravot writes.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the National Security
Service (NSS) Department of Investigation brought formal charges
against Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2 the National Assembly voted in favor of
Prosecutor General's petition to include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant
in a criminal lawsuit.
On May 25 NSS Department of Investigation had 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, and as per the NSSPressCenter, 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.
From: A. Papazian