2018 September 9

Anti-Corruption Daily

Anti-Corruption 9/9/18 - Sunday Edition: PM Pashinyan tells Vladimir Putin that the "cheap gas" is being sold to a Russian company in Armenia, which then sells it to Armenians at a much more expensive price. Vlad says "he didn't know". They've agreed to look into the issue. (MORE STORIES 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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PROMISE KEPT! During his visit to Moscow, PM Pashinyan reminded Putin that Armenians don’t really buy gas from Russia at the world's cheapest price, because the $150 price is paid by Gasprom Armenia, the subsidiary of Russian Gasprom, which then sells the gas to citizens at a much higher prices. He says Vladimir Putin wasn’t aware of this (lol k) and they've agreed to investigate what’s going on https://armenpress.am/arm/news/946561/

Armenian-Russian investor Ruben Vardanyan

(Aurora co-founder) debated with Nikol Pashinyan around the closure of some government-funded organizations, which Vardanyan deemed to be useful. Pashinyan earlier criticized the organizations for receiving too much funding from the budget, wasting it on luxurious salaries for the CEOs and personal chauffeurs, and doing too little for the public. These are the companies which he said their work could be done by Ministries more efficiently. Vardanyan says the former PM Karen Karapetyan should answer the questions on why these companies were inefficient, but he believes they shouldn't be defunded or closed. http://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/143948

Artsakh war veteran recalls events in which he alleges that Manvel Grigoryan committed series of human rights violations and even ordered many soldiers to be murdered for disobeying or questioning him, within his battalion. Soldiers were allegedly sent to the front lines to die without a weapon, or get shot and hanged by Manvel's executioners, and their relatives were told that the men fell during the battles. He says Manvel himself didn't participate in the fights, but did plunder many Azeri and Armenian villages. Allegedly stole the food for the soldiers and sent them to the front lines hungry. Video contains footage NSFW: https://youtu.be/oqBu71apQ6Y?t=40

Ever seen a tornado on Sevan? https://news.am/arm/news/470132.html

Two gold medals from Greco-Roman wrestling in Poland https://armenpress.am/arm/news/946540/

Cyclist Edgar Stepanyan wins yet another tournament. This time the Omsk Grand Prix. https://armenpress.am/arm/news/946546/

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Link to original report and comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/armenia/comments/9egckb/anticorruption_9918_sunday_edition_pm_pashinyan/