Wednesday, August 15 2018 17:19

ArmInfo. Armenia's General Prosecutor's Office has revealed a regular corrupt scheme in the defense ministry of the country related to avoiding military service.   According to the statement of the Prosecutor General's Office  received by ArmInfo, as a result of large- scale operative-search and  investigative measures conducted on the basis of a criminal case  initiated by the RA Police on July 30, 2018 on the grounds of Art. 

311, p.4.2 of the RA Criminal Code and Art. 312 Part 3 of the  Criminal Code of Armenia, former employee of the National Security  Service of Armenia A.Ђ.  assisted within the limits of his powers an  official (whose identity is not yet established by the investigation)  in conducting illegal activities. "In particular, the latter, in  order to release from compulsory military service draftee A.G. born  in 1999 demanded a bribe from his father Sh.G. on a particularly  large scale ($ 15 thousand or 7.240.650 Armenian drams). Due to this  the conscript was given a year deferment of compulsory military  service for 2017-2018, "- the Prosecutor General's Office informs. At  the same time, the department informed that on August 13 the former  employee of the National Security Service was detained on suspicion  of committing a crime under article 38-311, part 4, paragraph 2 of  the RA Criminal Code, and on August 14 the father of the draftee was  detained. He was charged on the basis of art. 312 p. 3 of the  Criminal Code of Armenia and Article 38-327, part 2, paragraph 2 of  the RA Criminal Code.

The Prosecutor General's Office also informs that during the  investigation it was also revealed that the head of the Ninth  Territorial Branch of the military registration and enlistment office  of the Defense Ministry of Armenia S.A. for illegally releasing E.H.  (born in 2000) from compulsory military service demanded from his  father K.H. and received a bribe of $ 19 thousand or 9,222,600  Armenian drams. Then the chief of the above military registration and  enlistment office acquainted the father of the recruit with the  ex-officer of the National Security Service, through whose  intermediary an official (whose identity has not yet been  established) was given a bribe of $ 800 to relieve the conscript from  service. As a result, E.H. evaded the next summer draft of 2018.

The Prosecutor General's Office informs that on August 14 the head of  the above military commissariat was detained, he was charged on the  grounds of Art. 311 p.4. n2 of the RA Criminal Code. And from the  draftee and his father they took the pledge not to leave the place.  They are charged on the basis of art. 312 h, 3 p., 1 of the RA  Criminal Code, 38-327 part 2 of the p. 2 of the RA Criminal Code and  327, part 2, p. 2, respectively.

"Besides, the investigation found that the former employee of the  National Security Service assisted an official (whose identity is not  yet established by the investigation), in implementation of illegal  actions to release Kh. M. (born in 2000) from compulsory military  service, and demanded and received from the draftee $ 2000. As a  result, the conscript received a postponement from the summer  conscription in 2018.  The conscript was charged on the grounds of  Article 312, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Armenia and 327, p.2 of  the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. As a measure of  restraint, a written undertaking not to leave the country was issued.  Measures are taken aimed at full and comprehensive disclosure of the  case, to identify all the participants in the crime, "the Prosecutor  General's Office said in a statement.