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POLICE DEALING WITH ISSUE OF CHIEF ARCHITECT OF YEREVAN
Upon the claim presented by Transparency International to the office
of the general prosecutor, Yerevan police are preparing materials on
Narek Sargsyan's involvement in the construction of Yerevan center and
destruction of cultural and historical monuments, abuse of official
position.
Recall Narek Sargsyan has been Chief architect of Yerevan from
1999-2004, and 2011-up to now. The construction of Yerevan center was
launched during his office which involved also the company belonging to
him called "Narek Sargsyan architectural studio". This studio projected
also a hotel in Abovyan Street for the construction of which a number
of buildings, national monuments, are subject to destruction.
We should note that back in 2005, general prosecutor's office revealed
facts of destruction of monuments, but no one has been held responsible
so far, while the Crime Code of the Republic of Armenia provides for
responsibility for destruction of cultural and historical monuments.
In the period of 2008-2011, Narek Sargsyan, being Chief architect of
Yerevan and vice-minister of urban planning, used his position and got
involved in the planning activities of a number of buildings. He is
doing the same now again in the office of Chief architect of Yerevan.
Chief architect of Yerevan is a public servant, who, according to
the law, shall not be personally engaged in business.
There are reasonable suspicions on possible sponsorship and abuse of
official position by Narek Sargsyan.
Transparency International 11:31 27/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30290
From: A. Papazian
Upon the claim presented by Transparency International to the office
of the general prosecutor, Yerevan police are preparing materials on
Narek Sargsyan's involvement in the construction of Yerevan center and
destruction of cultural and historical monuments, abuse of official
position.
Recall Narek Sargsyan has been Chief architect of Yerevan from
1999-2004, and 2011-up to now. The construction of Yerevan center was
launched during his office which involved also the company belonging to
him called "Narek Sargsyan architectural studio". This studio projected
also a hotel in Abovyan Street for the construction of which a number
of buildings, national monuments, are subject to destruction.
We should note that back in 2005, general prosecutor's office revealed
facts of destruction of monuments, but no one has been held responsible
so far, while the Crime Code of the Republic of Armenia provides for
responsibility for destruction of cultural and historical monuments.
In the period of 2008-2011, Narek Sargsyan, being Chief architect of
Yerevan and vice-minister of urban planning, used his position and got
involved in the planning activities of a number of buildings. He is
doing the same now again in the office of Chief architect of Yerevan.
Chief architect of Yerevan is a public servant, who, according to
the law, shall not be personally engaged in business.
There are reasonable suspicions on possible sponsorship and abuse of
official position by Narek Sargsyan.
Transparency International 11:31 27/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30290
From: A. Papazian