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Armenian National Security Service summons for Civilitas Foundation head
March 01, 2013 | 14:36
YEREVAN. - Executive Director Salpi Ghazarian of Armenia's The
Civilitas Foundation was summoned again by the National Security
Service (NSS), on Friday at 2pm, for questioning, the Foundation
informs.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the NSS Department of
Investigation had brought formal charges last year against The
Civilitas Foundation Founder, Prosperous Armenia Party MP, and former
FM Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2, 2012, the National Assembly voted in favor of
Prosecutor General's petition to include Oskanian as a defendant in a
criminal lawsuit.
On May 25, 2012, 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 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 NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million that was allocated for
charitable purposes. In his turn, Oskanian considers the charges to be
politically motivated.
The Civilitas Foundation was founded in 2008 by Vartan Oskanian. After
joining the Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6, 2012
parliamentary elections, however, Oskanian gave up his post as
Foundation Chairman.
- See more at: http://news.am/eng/news/142582.html#sthash.BjU2qPPg.dpuf
March 01, 2013 | 14:36
YEREVAN. - Executive Director Salpi Ghazarian of Armenia's The
Civilitas Foundation was summoned again by the National Security
Service (NSS), on Friday at 2pm, for questioning, the Foundation
informs.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the NSS Department of
Investigation had brought formal charges last year against The
Civilitas Foundation Founder, Prosperous Armenia Party MP, and former
FM Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2, 2012, the National Assembly voted in favor of
Prosecutor General's petition to include Oskanian as a defendant in a
criminal lawsuit.
On May 25, 2012, 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 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 NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million that was allocated for
charitable purposes. In his turn, Oskanian considers the charges to be
politically motivated.
The Civilitas Foundation was founded in 2008 by Vartan Oskanian. After
joining the Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6, 2012
parliamentary elections, however, Oskanian gave up his post as
Foundation Chairman.
- See more at: http://news.am/eng/news/142582.html#sthash.BjU2qPPg.dpuf