ArmInfo. Entrepreneur Silva Hambartsumian stated that in 2008 she bribed $ 14 million to former Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan, and now she bribed MP of the National Assembly from the RPA, in order to obtain a license to operate the mine. Harutyunyan told this on the air of Radio Azatutyun (Freedom FM.).
As Hambartsumian noted, she transferred $ 8 million to the account of Harutyunyan in Dubai, and transferred the remaining $ 6 million in cash through Suren Avagyan. According to the entrepreneur, after giving a bribe, she received a license, which was later revoked. Harutyunyan promised that he would give real estate to Hambartsumian instead of money, but have not respect his promise."After that, I submitted an application to the General Directorate of the Police of Armenia on Combating Organized Crime," said HAmbartsyumn.
The entrepreneur said that she transferred the bribe to the account of citizen Araks Dilanyan, who in turn transferred money to the accounts of three Armenian citizens in Dubai.
To note after October 24 Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that one of the MPs was suspected of receiving large-scale bribes; the name of Aram Harutyunyan began to circulate in the press. Pashinyan also noted that an official document is expected from the Foreign Ministry of one of the countries. Silva Hambartsumian stated on this occasion that in order to bring the matter to the end, they will soon receive a document from Dubai regarding the three mentioned citizens. When asked whether Hambartsumian acknowledged that the bribe she issued was a criminal case, she said that in 2008 there was no such law. The woman also noted that if it were not for the revolution, this case would not have been solved. She also stated that the case had previously been dismissed by order of the presidential staff. To note October 24 Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in the Armenian parliament that the largest case of bribery in the history of the Third Republic will be revealed in the near future, adding that this is a case connected with one of the deputies. He noted that this crime has been proved and now an official document is expected, after which the arrest of this deputy will be initiated. According to Acting. Prime Minister, the disclosure of this case will pull for themselves and some other high-ranking officials.