RA Anti-Corruption Committee reports illegal sale of diesel fuel by  military unit officers

ArmInfo.  The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has established that the deputy commander of Battalion N of the RA Ministry of Defense's military unit, in  agreement with the unit's warehouse manager and using his official  authority, committed a large-scale theft of diesel fuel by a group of  individuals.

Specifically, a preliminary investigation revealed that the deputy  battalion commander of the military unit did not deposit the surplus  diesel fuel in the warehouse, but instead approached the platoon  commander of the same military unit with a request to sell it and  find a buyer. The fuel was then transported from the military unit in  the buyer's vehicle and sold, with the proceeds divided between the  individuals.

They then attempted to transport another 2 tons of diesel fuel from  the military unit using the same vehicle for resale, but the group  members were unable to complete the crime as the warehouse manager  was detained. Cases of embezzlement and attempted embezzlement have  been initiated against the deputy battalion commander of the military  unit and the warehouse manager under Article 256, Part 2, Clauses 1  and 2, and Article 44-256, Part 2, Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of the  Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.

Case has also been initiated against the platoon commander and the  fuel purchaser. The latter has been placed under house arrest as a  preventive measure. During the preliminary investigation, the damage  caused to the state was fully compensated.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case has been  completed, and the case materials, along with the indictment, have  been sent to the Anti-Corruption Court of the Republic of Armenia.