ArmInfo. Firstly, we must be guided by the presumption of innocence - until there is a court verdict, people cannot be considered guilty. Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan announced to reporters during a briefing on February 1 after a government meeting.
At the same time, he noted that there is a need to clarify the word "misuse" in the report of the Investigative Committee. "We are more than confident that during the tender process, which took place under the supervision of lawyers, the Minister of Finance there were no violations related to the RA Law on Procurement and other laws related to it," Kerobyan said, noting that the investigation will confirm this. The minister noted that there are such terms as "bribe" and "embezzlement of budget funds" in the Investigative Committee's report regarding employees of the Ministry of Economy. "We have to wait for the Investigative Committee to clarify what is meant by "misuse", he said.
Kerobyan said that under this project (the establishment of State Investment Projects Bank), where violations were identified by law enforcement agencies, the progress of its implementation was regularly reported. "I instructed to act strictly within the law, and I am more than sure that this is the case," he concluded.
The Investigative Committee issued a message yesterday stating that officials of the Ministry of Economy, during the tender for the establishment of the Bank for State Investment Projects, such conditions the winner would be the company that offered three times the price of the competitor ( 392 million drams). As part of another criminal case, information was obtained that an official of the Ministry of Economy, without reason, facilitated the transfer of 238.4 million drams to the accounts of farmers engaged in intensive gardens, without providing the relevant documents. The funds were stolen. 7 people were detained.