Anti-corruption commission fines Armenia`s minister of defense 

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has been fined 100,000 drams for violations  committed during his tenure as chairman of the board of the Civil Contract party in 2019-22.

According to the commission, during 2022, Papikyan failed to comply  with the requirement for non-cash payment of all party expenses  stipulated by the constitutional law . In particular, in  2022, 11 million 387 thousand drams were withdrawn from the party  account through ATMs. The party's office did not specify what exactly  the 11.4 million drams were spent on.

The decision to impose a fine was made at a commission meeting on  August 16. Papikyan was not present at the commission meeting and did  not provide any explanations on the case. The decision can be  appealed in accordance with the procedure and within the timeframes  established by law.