Robert Kocharyan: There is a certain part of society in Armenia that  sincerely believes that the funds raised allegedly in the fight  against corruption will be transferred to them

ArmInfo.There is a certain part of the society in Armenia that sincerely believes that the funds raised allegedly in the fight against corruption will be transferred  to them.  On August 27, the second RA President Robert Kocharyan  stated this in an interview with a number of mass media in the  republic.

According to him, there is no state in the world in which power was  taken from one and transferred to another. And even if it was  accepted, it was scattered, as a result of which no one would get any  shares.  They just use a populist formulation, which, unfortunately,  according to Robert Kocharyan, is perceived by a part of the Armenian  society as truthfulness and the same part of society expresses its  confidence that if not today then it will happen tomorrow. Of course,  it is necessary to fight corruption, but it must be carried out  meaningfully. Over the past 2 years, public procurement by one person  has increased by 72%.

Meanwhile, the public procurement system is one of the most  vulnerable in terms of corruption. "How can one believe in the fight  against corruption in this situation, if in only one of the sectors,  most committed to this type of crime, the volume of public  procurement by one person increased to 72%. And how can one believe  in the absence of systemic corruption in Armenia against this  background, "Robert Kocharyan noted.

He also touched upon high premium officials of the country. "If  unplanned spending of $ 120 million on bonuses is conducted, this is  the most blatant corruption. The statements by the representatives of  the authorities about returning $ 105 million to the state budget do  not justify them either, "the second President of the Republic of  Armenia emphasized, adding that he used all his knowledge and  experience in search of these $ 100 million, but found only a  difference of 2 billion drams. "Consequently, either they are lying,  or they collected these 105 million dollars and sent them to another  pocket, and not to the state budget. And until the government shows  these $ 105 million, where they came from and where they are  directed, every citizen of the country will consider this money  pocketed, '' said Robert Kocharyan, adding that if we add $ 120  million and $ 105 million, then there will be a colossal figure,  moreover, about the figure officially declared by the state.

The second President of the Republic of Armenia is also surprised by  the position of a number of diplomatic representations of the  European Union countries, which pretend not to notice all this,  especially when they speak of their extreme satisfaction with the  fight against corruption in Armenia.  Meanwhile, when these funds are  illegally confiscated today, their consequences in the future will be  very grave. The fate of the Golden Palace hotel complex is still  unknown. Adopted to the balance of the state, this structure costs  the state treasury 6 million drams monthly. "One fine day this power  will change, and everyone in the courts will restore their rights,  which are obviously violated," Robert Kocharyan said. It's just that  during this period the property will deteriorate, followed by claims  for compensation for damage and lost income. Today, the current  government is laying a time bomb under the country's future, which  will play colossal impact on the investment environment. 80-90  percent of investors prefer to work in Armenia through partners, they  do not have time to stand over their heads and control the  implementation of investment programs.