ArmInfo.The court granted the request to extend the term of arrest in respect of former chairman of the Urban Development Committee of Armenia Vahagn Vermishyan.
According to the defense, this decision was appealed: the corresponding appeal has already been filed. Vahagn Vermishyan was arrested on February 10. According to the National Security Service, using official powers, contrary to state interests and having agreed with several developers, he received five bribes in the amount of 1 to 2.5 million drams in exchange for making the necessary construction decisions.
So, in order to hide the receipt of bribes, Vermishyan opened a company conducting design work and registered it in the name of one of his relatives. The official used it for receiving projects.
In addition, in October 2019, Vermishyan met with the owner of several construction companies, whom he promised to introduce him to the title of Honored Builder of Armenia. In exchange, he received $ 5 thousand and building materials for about the same amount. As part of the criminal case, the suspects were taken to the NSS, and three of them, including the chairman of the committee, were detained. The official who received the bribe confessed to the crime. The investigation is ongoing.
In the criminal case against Vermishyan, six more persons also were charged.