Vice-Rector of Yerevan Pedagogical University testifies against   Rector

ArmInfo.  Vice-Rector of Yerevan Pedagogical University Marianna Harutyunyan has testified against Rector Srbuhi Gevorgyan in a case of embezzlement and  bribery, Aysor.am reports.

According to investigative materials, Vice-Rector Marianna  Harutyunyan used these funds to purchase an apartment in a new  building on Mamikonyants Street, as well as kitchen furniture and  appliances worth 17 million drams.

According to Aysor.am, Marianna Harutyunyan was appointed to the  position of Vice-Rector through the mediation of a high-ranking  official of the ruling Civil Contract Party.

On November 17, the Anti-Corruption Committee (AC) of the Republic of  Armenia reported that the rector and vice-rector of Khachatur Abovyan  Armenian State Pedagogical University had been detained as part of a  criminal investigation conducted by the AC. It was noted that the  detainees are accused of creating and leading a criminal organization  consisting of various university employees, committing embezzlement  and fraud on an especially large scale, and accepting bribes. The  court later placed Gevorkyan under house arrest and bail.