SRC: It is necessary to wait for the results of the investigation in  the case of Norfolk Consulting

ArmInfo. With an appeal to wait for the results of the investigation in the Norfolk Consulting  case, on May 29, during the parliamentary hearings on the execution of the state budget of Armenia in 2017, the chairman of the State Revenue Committee David Ananyan.

According to him, until recently, there were about 7-8 organizations in the republic that dealt not  only with cargo transportation, but with customs documents. With the  creation of Norfolk Consulting, an attempt was made to distinguish  these actions in order to facilitate customs procedures at the border  for business entities. David Ananyan called for considering the issue  solely in the legal plane. It should be noted that the Court of  General Jurisdiction of Yerevan (residence in Shengavit  administrative district) decided to arrest for a period of 2 months  the head of the accounting department Company   Simon Arakelyan and chief accountant Tigran Zohrabyana. According to  their lawyer Armen Andrikyan, the court is satisfied with the  preliminary investigation body petition for election in respect of  his defendants, a preventive measure in the form of detention.  However, the lawyer intends to appeal the decision of the court  within 10 days. "My client did not admit his guilt for us it is not  clear what they were accused of the decision on the application of a  preventive measure is not a word about how, by what they have  committed misconduct are suspected of committing a crime", said the  lawyer.

On May 25 the National Security Service of Armenia stated that, as  part of its activities aimed at combating corruption and economic  crimes, it disclosed a criminal scheme. As the press center of the  National Security Service of Armenia reported, the large company  operating in Armenia maliciously evaded payment of taxes, duties and  other obligatory payments in especially large amounts. It is reported  that high- ranking officials of the State Revenue Committee of  Armenia had a direct bearing on the establishment of the company and  organization of its activities. The Company has not paid to the state  budget of about $ 7 million. In this incident the investigation  department of the National Security Service initiated a criminal case  under part 2 of article 205 ( "Evasion from payment of taxes, duties  or other mandatory payments") and Part 2 of Article 308 ( "Abuse of  powers, entailing by imprudence grave consequences ") of the RA  Criminal Code. Two former deputy chairmen of the State Revenue  Committee of Armenia were invited to be interrogated as witnesses in  the criminal case. The preliminary investigation continues.