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THE KOCHARYAN CASE ON PUTIN'S DESK
April 4 2013
The Activities of Anticrime and the Russian Federation Anticorruption
Council Yield Results "We have documents on misappropriation and abuse
of your country's former and current high-ranking officials. By the
way, we have an agreement that those facts will be submitted to the
high ranking officials of the Russian Federation in the next few days.
It will be done only officially. We will not hide that, particularly
given the fact that this is also about the high-ranking officials of
the Russian Federation who 'sponsored' the outflow of dirty money from
Armenia. The Russian Federation is interested in those revelations
and in the return of the money stolen from Armenia, in order that this
money 'operates' in your country for solution of the populace's social
problems," Marina Galyuchenko, the public relations coordinator of the
Russian Federation Anticorruption Council, said during a conversation
with Aravot. It is also about Robert Kocharyan, a former president
of the Republic of Armenia who was able to accumulate millions in
a short period of time with the "sponsorship" of Russian President
Vladimir Putin and at the expense of the Republic of Armenia. Let us
remind that on December 6, the Motherland and Dignity Party founded
Anticrime, a movement whose goal is to put an end to corruption
in Armenia thanks to revelations. The organization has already been
engaged in certain activities with similar organizations in the Russian
Federation and Europe. "When a former official comes to the Russian
Federation from a small country and immediately opens a huge trade
center and places of entertainment, it means that he invests in the
economy of the Russian Federation the money he has stolen from his
country," Ms. Galyuchenko says, abstaining for now from naming names,
since she thinks that it will be better, if the investigation reveals
that. By the way, Arbak Khachatryan, a human rights advocate not
unknown in Armenia and the Russian Federation, also dealt with those
issues rather seriously in the past, cooperating with the Russian
Federation Anticorruption Council. "Armenia is a strategic partner
of the Russian Federation, and Russia is concerned about stability,
preventing emigration, and improving the socio-economic situation
in Armenia," Ms. Galyuchenko says, answering Aravot's question why
their organization decided to solve the issue of returning money
stolen from the state of Armenia. It is interesting that it is
about the money "misappropriated" by Robert Kocharyan, the second
President of the Republic of Armenia, which he did, by the way, with
the "sponsorship" of the then President of the Russian Federation,
Vladimir Putin. Now the Russian Federation Anticorruption Council is
going to put those documents on the desk of the current President of
the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. We inquired of Ms. Glayuchenko
what logic there was and why Vladimir Putin would decide to confide
and tell about how he sponsored Robert Kocharyan, the President of
the Republic of Armenia, in misappropriating his country's money in
the past. In any case, our interlocutor thinks that it is the right
path. "We pin hopes on the honesty of the President of the Russian
Federation, since he is elected by the people, and the people expect
an honest answer.
Besides, he has currently started a fight against corruption in the
Russian Federation." By the way, those facts will also be submitted
to members of an international anticorruption organization, the UN
Secretary General, and if necessary, official petitions will be filed
in the European Court of Human Rights. Ms. Galyuchenko didn't rule out
that as a result of this process, a list of Armenian functionaries
whose entry into the Russian Federation will be restricted due to
being enmeshed in corruption. "Unfortunately, corruption has become
a lifestyle. Whereas all officials should clearly understand that
they can undergo real punishments in such a case. Such lists are
necessary." In response to Aravot's question what steps they would
take, if it came to the current presidents of the countries, if the
arrows of corruption pointed to them, so to speak, Vladimir Mamaev,
the chairman of the Russian Federation Anticorruption Council, said
that there would be a painful conflict with the reality, since there
was the rule of personality in Russia, in particular, not the rule
of law. In this regard, our interlocutor gives the example of France;
as it is known, charges have been laid against Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr.
Mamaev also reminds that Vladimir Putin issued an executive order on
the immunity of the Yeltsin family. It is not ruled out that the next
president will issue an executive order on the immunity of the Putin
family too. "But an executive order is not a law, and everyone is equal
before the law. Unfortunately, we still live in such Russia, where
the law is not dominant. I think that it is the same in Armenia too,"
our interlocutor says. Soon an affiliate of the Russian Federation
Anticorruption Council will be established in Armenia and will try
to expose our former and current government officials, cooperating
with Anticrime. NELLY GRIGORYAN Aravot Daily
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/04/04/153407/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
From: Baghdasarian
April 4 2013
The Activities of Anticrime and the Russian Federation Anticorruption
Council Yield Results "We have documents on misappropriation and abuse
of your country's former and current high-ranking officials. By the
way, we have an agreement that those facts will be submitted to the
high ranking officials of the Russian Federation in the next few days.
It will be done only officially. We will not hide that, particularly
given the fact that this is also about the high-ranking officials of
the Russian Federation who 'sponsored' the outflow of dirty money from
Armenia. The Russian Federation is interested in those revelations
and in the return of the money stolen from Armenia, in order that this
money 'operates' in your country for solution of the populace's social
problems," Marina Galyuchenko, the public relations coordinator of the
Russian Federation Anticorruption Council, said during a conversation
with Aravot. It is also about Robert Kocharyan, a former president
of the Republic of Armenia who was able to accumulate millions in
a short period of time with the "sponsorship" of Russian President
Vladimir Putin and at the expense of the Republic of Armenia. Let us
remind that on December 6, the Motherland and Dignity Party founded
Anticrime, a movement whose goal is to put an end to corruption
in Armenia thanks to revelations. The organization has already been
engaged in certain activities with similar organizations in the Russian
Federation and Europe. "When a former official comes to the Russian
Federation from a small country and immediately opens a huge trade
center and places of entertainment, it means that he invests in the
economy of the Russian Federation the money he has stolen from his
country," Ms. Galyuchenko says, abstaining for now from naming names,
since she thinks that it will be better, if the investigation reveals
that. By the way, Arbak Khachatryan, a human rights advocate not
unknown in Armenia and the Russian Federation, also dealt with those
issues rather seriously in the past, cooperating with the Russian
Federation Anticorruption Council. "Armenia is a strategic partner
of the Russian Federation, and Russia is concerned about stability,
preventing emigration, and improving the socio-economic situation
in Armenia," Ms. Galyuchenko says, answering Aravot's question why
their organization decided to solve the issue of returning money
stolen from the state of Armenia. It is interesting that it is
about the money "misappropriated" by Robert Kocharyan, the second
President of the Republic of Armenia, which he did, by the way, with
the "sponsorship" of the then President of the Russian Federation,
Vladimir Putin. Now the Russian Federation Anticorruption Council is
going to put those documents on the desk of the current President of
the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. We inquired of Ms. Glayuchenko
what logic there was and why Vladimir Putin would decide to confide
and tell about how he sponsored Robert Kocharyan, the President of
the Republic of Armenia, in misappropriating his country's money in
the past. In any case, our interlocutor thinks that it is the right
path. "We pin hopes on the honesty of the President of the Russian
Federation, since he is elected by the people, and the people expect
an honest answer.
Besides, he has currently started a fight against corruption in the
Russian Federation." By the way, those facts will also be submitted
to members of an international anticorruption organization, the UN
Secretary General, and if necessary, official petitions will be filed
in the European Court of Human Rights. Ms. Galyuchenko didn't rule out
that as a result of this process, a list of Armenian functionaries
whose entry into the Russian Federation will be restricted due to
being enmeshed in corruption. "Unfortunately, corruption has become
a lifestyle. Whereas all officials should clearly understand that
they can undergo real punishments in such a case. Such lists are
necessary." In response to Aravot's question what steps they would
take, if it came to the current presidents of the countries, if the
arrows of corruption pointed to them, so to speak, Vladimir Mamaev,
the chairman of the Russian Federation Anticorruption Council, said
that there would be a painful conflict with the reality, since there
was the rule of personality in Russia, in particular, not the rule
of law. In this regard, our interlocutor gives the example of France;
as it is known, charges have been laid against Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr.
Mamaev also reminds that Vladimir Putin issued an executive order on
the immunity of the Yeltsin family. It is not ruled out that the next
president will issue an executive order on the immunity of the Putin
family too. "But an executive order is not a law, and everyone is equal
before the law. Unfortunately, we still live in such Russia, where
the law is not dominant. I think that it is the same in Armenia too,"
our interlocutor says. Soon an affiliate of the Russian Federation
Anticorruption Council will be established in Armenia and will try
to expose our former and current government officials, cooperating
with Anticrime. NELLY GRIGORYAN Aravot Daily
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/04/04/153407/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
From: Baghdasarian