ArmInfo. National Security Service officers detained one of the experts of the Center for Environmental Impact Expertise SNCO at the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia. According to the NSS press service, this specialist assisted in obtaining a license for one of the mining companies.
In fact, the latter compiled the needed documents, without indicating the geological coordinates of the mine. As a result, the project for the operation of this mine was approved. For the provision of his services, the expert requested an amount of 3. 300.000 drams. Moreover, the official did not receive this amount immediately, but in installments. According to the NSS, on February 18, this official was caught red-handed, in the process of receiving one of the parts of a bribe, in the territory near Republic Square in Yerevan. A criminal case has been instituted in the NSS of Armenia under the relevant article of the RA Criminal Code. The official and the head of the enterprise are detained. The preliminary investigation continues.