Food Inspectorate officers detained over bribery  

ArmInfo.  The preliminary investigation conducted by the RA Anti- Corruption Committee within the framework of the criminal case established that two chief inspectors of the regional center of the Vayots Dzor Food Safety  Inspectorate (FSI) of the RA received bribes from various business  entities and also committed official forgery.

According to the press service of the Anti-Corruption Committee, it  was established that the said officials did not suspend the sale of  meat in the conditions of the identified violations and did not seize  it for further destruction, and did not draw up protocols on bringing  violators to administrative responsibility, for which they received  fuel and various amounts of money from business entities as bribes.

Two officials were charged with receiving a bribe as part of a group  for illegal inaction and committing official forgery under Part 2 of  Article 445 and Points 1 and 3 of Part 2 of Article 435 of the  Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (4 episodes).

Charges were also brought against four citizens who gave bribes to  the said officials, the criminal prosecution against whom was  terminated at the stage of preliminary investigation due to active  repentance.  The preliminary investigation of the criminal case  against the officials of the IOBPP has been completed, the case  materials with the indictment have been sent to the Anti-Corruption  Court of the Republic of Armenia.