2018 July 1

Anti-Corruption Daily

Anti-corruption 07/01/2018: 1) Education Min. implements new measures to prevent corruption during school recruitment; greatly simplify recruitment. 2) 322 men return to Armenia and join army 3) Ethics committee is investigating whether Taron Margaryan has properly disclosed his wealth (MORE BELOW)
by ar_david_hh

Disclaimer: All the accused are innocent until proven guilty by the court of law, even if they may sound as being guilty. Currency in Armenian Drams ֏ unless specified otherwise.

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Education Ministry will combat the illegal practice of school directors recruiting too many first grade children for financial incentives. Under a new system, directors will not participate in the recruitment process. A website is being created where parents can check how many seats are available in each school, and register their child. This won't allow schools to ask for bribes in exchange for seats. In past, school directors with ties to politicians could avoid audits that would expose the over-crowding.

https://youtu.be/Tw3D13dXz_k?t=24

322 military-age men have voluntarily returned to Armenia and joined the army. This number is significantly higher compared to previous years, due to the fact that PM Pashinyan announced a pardon for those who skip the recruitment earlier, if they return and finish it. All recruits go through 3-4 medical examinations before qualifying for army.

https://youtu.be/eNRWewl6_eE?t=34

Ethics committee, which investigates politicians to ensure they've properly disclosed wealth and affiliations before assuming positions, has investigated part of the data presented by Factor TV about Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan. So far, the data they have checked matches the data that was voluntarily disclosed by Taron Margaryan. (This committee is not tasked with finding the sources of the wealth.)

https://youtu.be/AHySi_GYEFU?t=1497

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Sasna Tsrer members have registered a political party. They'll participate in the upcoming elections and support the Pashinyan wing.

Armenian soldiers open fire and prevent the Azeri troops from reinforcing one of their positions in Nakhijevan. One of the positions collapses and burns. An Armenian soldier is lightly wounded in action. https://youtu.be/AHySi_GYEFU?t=443

Earlier, the PM cabinet deliberated whether they should take back the electric grid from Tashir group and make it public. The proposal was not accepted. Tashir continues to control the grid in exchange for reducing the prices after the Electric Yerevan protests https://armenpress.am/arm/news/939512.html

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