29/12/2009 14:07
Two State Inspection's officials arrested
Head of the State Inspectorate for Environmental Protection Tigran Grigoryan and his deputy, Arsen Petrosyan arrested on charges of bribery, the press service of the Armenian police informs.
According to the report, 51-year-old A. Petrosyan demanded 5 million drams, to decrease the penalty of 10 million drams identified for the environmental violations in one of the companies. At the moment of taking the bribe A. Petrosyan was arrested in his office by the members of the department for combating organized crime. 1 million 210 thousand drams was discovered with him the other 3 million 790 thousand drams, he managed to convey to his boss, 49-year-old T. Grigoryan.
According to law enforcement officers, in addition, in A. Petrosyan’s pockets was found 2 million drams, $ 1000, and in the pockets of T. Grigoryan was found - 3 million 800 thousand drams, $ 23 thousand.
A. Petrosyan and T. Grigoryan are arrested. Meanwhile, the press service of the police denied the information saying that that in this criminal case was arrested also the Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Simon Papyan.