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VARTAN OSKANIAN REFUTES NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE'S REPORT THAT HE HAS GIVEN A CONFESSION
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, July 24, 17:11
Ex Foreign Minister of Armenia, MP Vartan Oskanian has refuted the
report by the National Security Service of Armenia that he has given
a confession. He said that according to the logic of the Service's
report, one can misuse budgetary funds, pay taxes on them and avoid
criminal proceedings.
Oskanian notes that the key point of this case is that the "money
laundering" and "embezzlement" charges laid against him cannot be
proved simply because he did not do that. From the very first day,
Oskanian insisted that he had not misused a single cent from the money
provided by John Huntsman to his Civilitas Foundation, and even more,
due to his efforts, the sum grew by more than $100,000.
Earlier in the day the National Security Service of Armenia reported
that Oskanian admitted on July 19 that he had spent for own needs as
much as $250,795 out of the money provided by Huntsman to Civilitas
for charity. The Service added that Oskanian expressed readiness to
pay the taxes he had to pay on the sum. The Service said that Oskanian
had to pay 20,140,324 AMD, which he did on July 23.
From: A. Papazian
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, July 24, 17:11
Ex Foreign Minister of Armenia, MP Vartan Oskanian has refuted the
report by the National Security Service of Armenia that he has given
a confession. He said that according to the logic of the Service's
report, one can misuse budgetary funds, pay taxes on them and avoid
criminal proceedings.
Oskanian notes that the key point of this case is that the "money
laundering" and "embezzlement" charges laid against him cannot be
proved simply because he did not do that. From the very first day,
Oskanian insisted that he had not misused a single cent from the money
provided by John Huntsman to his Civilitas Foundation, and even more,
due to his efforts, the sum grew by more than $100,000.
Earlier in the day the National Security Service of Armenia reported
that Oskanian admitted on July 19 that he had spent for own needs as
much as $250,795 out of the money provided by Huntsman to Civilitas
for charity. The Service added that Oskanian expressed readiness to
pay the taxes he had to pay on the sum. The Service said that Oskanian
had to pay 20,140,324 AMD, which he did on July 23.
From: A. Papazian