ArmInfo.The National Security Service of Armenia disclosed another corruption scheme in the Ministry of Defense.
As the press service of the National Security Service of Armenia told ArmInfo, as a result of the operational-search activities conducted, on June 11-12, in some parts of the RA Armed Forces, cases of major thefts using official position were revealed. "It turned out that from December 2017 to June 2018, the commanders of several units of the Nth military unit wrote off and appropriated a large amount of fuel. Once the measures taken it was revealed that the chief of the fuel service had committed illegal actions with the permission of the unit's leadership, in particular, the fuel was exported from the military unit and sold to the owners of gas stations in the area. The lion's share of the received amount was given to the commander of the military unit, and the rest was shared between the commanders of the units, " I am in the message of the department.
The National Security Council of Armenia reports that the chief of the fuel service and one of the owners of the fuel station were taken red-handed and subjected to a drive. In fact, a criminal case was opened on the grounds of Article 179 part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.
"One more episode of illegal actions on the part of the servicemen provided factual evidence that in January-June 2018, the servicemen in charge of material support for the Nth military unit, using their official position, sold spare parts for cars intended for different purposes military units (including engines, gearboxes, tires), and appropriated the funds received. The same above officials, allowing actions that are contrary to the interests of the service, sold new spare parts, pre designed to repair individual military equipment, and installed on them already used, "- said in the message of the department, and stressed that in fact a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of Art. 179, part 2, paragraph 2, and item 3.
Currently, these two cases are being investigated. Measures are taken to find out the circumstances of the incident, the range of possible persons involved, and the approximate size of the damage. "It is important to emphasize that such actions of servicemen inflict substantial material damage on the RA Ministry of Defense, which also negatively affects the process of ensuring the border security of the Republic of Armenia and the combat readiness of the Armed Forces, creating preconditions for emergency situations." The National Security Service of Armenia calls on the public to refrain from possible illegal transactions with military personnel And the representatives of the RA Armed Forces calls to refrain from illegal actions, otherwise they will be punished with all the strictness of law," said the report of the RA National Security Service.