2018 September 13

Anti-Corruption Daily

Anti-Corruption Sep/13/2018: A FORMER MILITARY POLICE OFFICER WHO PARTICIPATED IN MARCH 1ST EVENTS, GIVES A STATEMENT SAYING POLICE CHIEF GAVE ORDER TO SHOOT AT PEOPLE, AFTER RECEIVING PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE. Parliament creates a commission to investigate audio leak and NSS/SIS chiefs. (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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CHECKS AND BALANCES: The second criminal investigation is launched by the prosecutor's office to investigate NSS and SIS chiefs for possible abuse of power, regarding the audio leak https://youtu.be/4tbFBa1LWUA?t=691

BOMBSHELL! A former military police officer goes rogue on old bosses. Tells his experience as part of the military unit that was brought into the Parliament building area on March 1st. He says army squads were brought from Nakhijevan and Artsakh fronts, confirming SIS chief's information. Moreover, he says then police chief Vladimir Gasparyan walked out of the building and ordered that "the president has already signed the papers, if you see the crowd appear behind this building, shoot them, but try to aim at their feet". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSh-knu5sA

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https://youtu.be/P8w1L4DvA3o?t=132

2008 Deputy Minster of Defense of Artsakh has been questioned regarding March 1st events. He insisted that the Defense Minister should be questioned and not him, because he gave the order to send troops from Artsakh borders to Yerevan https://news.am/arm/news/470774.html

Not easy times for oligarchs. Everyone is shying away from being associated as one https://armlur.am/838715/

... the police stops a car on Proschyan and conducts searches in the car http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/144266

HHK Arpine Hovhanisyan, who represents Armenia in European Council, says Armenia has scored another diplomatic victory by having the commission omit a part from a declaration that viewed Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan. She says this was the reason for yesterday’s Aliyev meltdown https://armenpress.am/arm/news/947013/

HHK proposes the creation of a Parliamentary commission to investigate the audio leak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScQJgcib0oM

... Yelq says, according to law, a commission cannot do its tasks as long as there is an active criminal investigation around the leaks https://news.am/arm/news/470872.html

... HKK MP says the commission isn't going to study the content of the call (although later two HHK MPs contradict him), but rather find out if the general public is vulnerable to call interceptions.

....Yelq says one example of a call leak isn't enough to suggest there is a widespread wiretapping and warrant a Parliamentary commission, and that this commission's work will only hinder the criminal investigation's work, and that any official involved in this leak wouldn't even be able to answer any of Parliament's questions because of the active criminal investigation. Yelq says they should wait until the criminal investigation is over. BHK agrees with Yelq. http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/144234

... ARF sides with HHK and votes in favor of the creation of the commission. The resolution passes. https://armlur.am/838782/

... the commission would be consisted of 5 HHK, 3 BHK, 2 Yelq (includes QP), 1 ARF members. Yelq decided not to have a delegation in the commission. https://news.am/arm/news/470914.html

Yelq MP says HHK's Arpine H. went to European Council yesterday, while the audio leak wasn't officially confirmed, and presented that as a "proof" against the new authorities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi_06ggSBas

A criminal case is launched around the Gyumri's Austrain Hospital for abuse of power and embezzlement http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/144238

NSS busts a counterfeit money launderers who circulated over AMD 8mln worth in dollars https://news.am/arm/news/470909.html

In the past 7 month-period, for the first time in years, the number of people who came and stayed in Armenia is higher than those who left. Net positive +37,000 immigration https://armlur.am/837259/

Armenia declares war against Azerbaijan... as part of Shant-2018 emergency government training https://armenpress.am/arm/news/947003/

... Azerbaijan really isn't happy about it. http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/144244

... ARMENIA DECLARED WAR ON AZERBAIJAN! 😒 http://azeridaily.com/reality/41653

Talish village, which was invaded by the Azeris on April-2-2016 before being liberated, is being rebuilt. Artsakh president has visited to check the progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06nVIlrJxuM

US Congressman Theodor Lloyd calls for US to recognize the Armenian Genocide https://twitter.com/ANCA_DC/status/1040249855258578946

The government will annual the taxes for several years for a jewelry company which will invest $45mln to create hundreds of jobs with a $500 salary. The company will export $10mln/annual goods to EU and EEU http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/144269

Inspections have begun in Zangezur Copper mine, after PM Pashinyan instructed 28 mines to be checked for environmental and other violations http://hetq.am/arm/news/92962/stugumner-en-sksvel-zangezuri-pxndzamolibdenayin-kombinatum.html

The former president of Salvador is sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling $300,000 https://armenpress.am/arm/news/947015/

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Link to original report and comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/armenia/comments/9fm8cx/anticorruption_sep132018_a_former_military_police/