31/10/2009 11:37
The company commander arrested for getting a bribe
A charge was brought against company commander of the RA Police Implementation of Veterinary, Anti-epidemic and Quarantine Measures division Haroutyun Hovhannisyan for taking bribe in large amount on the criminal case investigated by the RA Special Investigation Service (SIS), informs the press office of the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Armenia.
The preliminary investigation found out that H. Hovhannisyan the senior police officer of the 1st division demanded 961.700 drams (2500 USD) from A. Tovmasyan as a bribe to intercede and act within his competence in order to appoint A. Tovmasyan the commander of the 2nd division and confer him rank of officer. The money was given to H. Hovhannisyan on October 26, 2009 at about 10 o’clock in A. Tovmasyan’s office.
On the obtained evidence H. Hovhannisyan was charged according to the RA Criminal Code Article 311, part 3, point 3. Pretrial arrest measure was disposed against him.
The preliminary investigation is carried on in the SIS of the Republic of Armenia.