Tuesday, April 30 2019 14:06

ArmInfo. Head of the State Control Service David Sanasaryan stressed that director of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan had no right to  make public statements on the case against him.

As Sanasaryan said on April 30 at a press conference in Yerevan, he  sees this as pressure on the investigating authorities. "You cannot  make such statements. And who said that the case will reach the  court? I take it as pressure. Arthur Vanetsyan should not interfere  in this process," he said.

At the same time, lawyer Sanasaryan stated that the statements of  Vanetsyan in the case concerning his client are of concern because  the head of the National Security Service does not have powers or  functions to influence or interfere with the activities of the  investigating authorities. According to him, this function is vested  only with the Prosecutor General's Office and this requirement of the  Armenian legislation. The lawyer Sanasaryan recalled that the ECHR  also repeatedly stressed the unacceptability of the interference of  officials in the criminal investigation process.

He also did not rule out that in the course of establishing justice  they would face serious obstacles, since the investigating  authorities will be limited in their activities due to Vanetsyan's  statements.

Earlier,  head of the National Security Service Arthur Vanetsyan,  commenting on the situation around Sanasaryan, in particular, said:  "I don't want to comment on such statements at all. After the famous  events that occurred in Armenia in April 2018, there were no cases of  sewing or fabrication. We all build a state of law, and the National  Security Service plays a key role in this. The accusation against  David Sanasaryan is currently fully substantiated by the testimony of  various people held by confrontations. But, without violating Mr.  Sanasaryan's presumption of guilt, I urge everyone to suffer a little  when the case is sent to the court, you and the general public will  be able to get acquainted with all the evidence that was obtained  during the preliminary investigation of the criminal case. And then  the public, the journalistic community and all the rest will  appreciate the authenticity of this evidence. "

To recall, in the case of tenders for the purchase of equipment for  hemodialysis, the National Security Service previously arrested the  head of the procurement monitoring department of the SCS Samvel  Adyan, the chief specialist of the same department Gevorg Khachatryan  and the accountant of Zorashen LLC Taron Avetisyan. Later, Gevorg  Khachatryan was released from arrest, with regard to him as a measure  of restraint, he was not required to leave.

According to the NSS, the Acting Head of the Procurement Monitoring  Department of SCS Samvel Adyan together with the chief specialist of  the same department Gevorg Khachatryan, having entered into a  preliminary conspiracy, based on personal interest, contrary to the  interests of the service, using his official position, during  2018-2019 illegal intervened in the procedures for the organized  procurement of controlled facilities in order to purchase medical  equipment necessary for the Ministry of Health of Armenia and a  number of medical centers from The goal of ensuring victory in the  announced tenders of the trade organizations sponsored by them.

Earlier, the press leaked information that the head of the SCS was  brought as a suspect in a criminal case against employees of the  department entrusted to him. As a measure of restraint elected on his  own recognizance. It is also reported that a confrontation was held  between Sanasaryan and his department employee Samvel Adyan. As noted  in the media, the authorities have already found a replacement for  Sanasaryan.