ArmInfo. Gevorg Loretsyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, accused of corruption, was dismissed of his post. This information is available in egov.am.
To recall, on December 4 of the current year, on suspicion of receiving bribes on an especially large scale, Gevorg Loretsyan, his driver, and the head of one of the football clubs operating in the Republic of Armenia,who is also the actual head of a number of companies, were detained.
The deputy minister, in exchange for supporting the aforementioned business entity in obtaining tenders for the purchase of sportswear and equipment for the needs of entities subordinate to the Ministry, with the assistance of the driver, agreed to receive a bribe in especially large amounts. The driver of the deputy minister was detained immediately after the transfer of part of the funds to him from the head of the economic entity. A criminal case was opened. As a preventive measure against Loretsyan, his driver and the head of the football club, an arrest of 2 months was chosen.