Chief of staff of division of N military unit of the Armenian Defense Ministry was arrested on charges of taking bribes
ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia revealed a case of abuse of power and bribe taking by an official of one of the military units of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.
As ArmInfo was told in the press service of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, the above-mentioned person - chief of staff of the division of the military unit, Major A. Pepanyan (born 1985) was arrested. According to preliminary data, during the period from September 2014 to June 2016, Pepanyan took the bribe from the conscript's soldier (40,000 AMD) to the last short-term leave. "There are a lot of cases of the organization under various pretexts from the major of monetary charges from the soldiers of urgent service. The amount varied from 1000 to 3400 AMD per person. A criminal case was initiated against Pepanyan on the basis of articles 311 part 1 of the RA Criminal Code and 375 part 1 of the RA Criminal Code. Arrest was chosen as a measure of restraint. The investigation continues," the ministry said.