ArmInfo. Another employee of State Revenues Committee arrested for bribery due to illegal import of Azerbaijani apples to Armenia
The Special Investigations Service informs that within the criminal case being under the procedure in respect to the fact of bribery charges proposed to Armenian SRC employees due to illegal import and causing an essential loss to the state, another customs officer is arrested at Bagratashen Checkpoint of SRC Customs Department.
According to the information of SIS, the official mentioned took bribe to implement illegal actions in the benefit of several private entrepreneurs, failing to conduct the proper check of fruit and vegetables imported through Bagratashen checkpoint.
It was informed yesterday that Armenian State Revenue Committee two employees are arrested on illegal transportation of Azerbaijani apples to the territory of the Republic, Armenian SRC informs. Within the investigation of the criminal case on causing significant damage to the State related to the illegal import of agricultural products and business activities to Armenia, Bagratashen customs service officer of the Department of State Revenue Committee Pre-Customs Control Department and the supervisor of the same branch are involved as defendants. According to the SIS press service, during the investigation it is set that SRC pointed executive officers received bribery for illegal actions, promoting the import of vegetables and fruits without control. Particularly, the officer of the Department of SRC Pre-Customs Control D.A. and the officer of the shift V.M. entering into preliminary agreement with individual enterprisers G. A. and L.S., received bribes to allow without proper customs control and necessary laboratory tests, to import exceeding the legal orders fruit and vegetable production of 50 kg, including Azerbaijani origin apples. Mentioned businessmen further carried out the sale of illegally imported goods in the local market. "Thus, A.D. and V.A. for the received bribery are charged under A 2 Part 3 and A311. What is to the latter ones, arrest was chosen as a preventive measure." The preliminary investigation on the case is ongoing , "the SIS report reads. To note, Armenian State Revenue Committee accepted his own deal of being guilty in the illegal transportation of Azerbaijani origin apples to the Republic. "I feel my share of guilt. At the same time, we found out guilty ones. However, everybody has his or her share of guilt: who imported these apples, who took bribes, and who sold them," Vardan Harutyunyan, SRC Head stated on May 11 during the press conference.
So, already three employees of Armenia Customs service are charged tin bribery. The investigation is in progress.