ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia understands the corruption schemes identified in the Lori region in the provision of social benefits.
So, according to the information of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia, which arrived in ArmInfo, thanks to the operative and investigation measures, it was found out that for approval and accrual of benefits to socially unsatisfied residents of the Aznvadzor community in 2018, the chief specialist of the territorial agency of the social service of Vanadzor, A.M. with the mediation of the operator "HayPost" of the Aznvadzor community VA. demanded from the above individuals the amount of an equal monthly allowance. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, at once five residents of Aznwadzor community applied to the police, about the fact that A.M. requires them an amount in the amount of a monthly or two- month allowance, for the approval of the annual allowance that they are legally entitled and accrued. In fact, criminal proceedings were instituted in accordance with paragraph 2 of part 3. Art. 3111 of the RA Criminal Code and part 2 of Art. 3121 of the RA Criminal Code.
"The investigation found out that AM, with the mediation of VA, from 2008 to March 26, 2018, received illegal payment on a particularly large scale for approving the benefits to the above-mentioned five persons. Thanks to the factual evidence obtained, AM on April 11 of this year was he was detained, and on April 14 he was charged on the grounds of articlesfull 3111, part 4, paragraph 2. As a preventive measure, an arrest was selected, while VA was charged on the grounds of articlesfull 38-3111, part 3 .2 As a measure of restraint, a written undertaking not to leave the place was chosen, "the message to the General Prosecutor's Office reads. At the same time, the department stresses that in connection with this incident it was entrusted to conduct inspections on the provision of social assistance in the Lori region, as a result of which a number of corruption schemes were clarified.
So, a resident of the community of Bazun of the Lori region, informed the police that A.M. for inclusion in the list of persons receiving benefits, she demanded payment from her and she paid the amount of one month for receiving the allowance she was entitled to. The money was passed to AM personally, and through the postal operator "HayPost" of the community Bazun E.Kh. On this fact, on April 23, a criminal case was instituted under Art. 3111 part 3 of Article 2 and Art. 3121 Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code, then it was decided to merge both cases into one production. The preliminary investigation is ongoing, measures are taken to identify all causes of the incident, as well as the circle of persons involved. At the same time, the Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan instructed the RA Police to take operational-investigative measures to identify possible criminal manifestations and their mechanisms in the process of granting benefits from the territorial bodies of the social service throughout the country.