13/09/2012 17:32
Head of Consular Department of Armenian Foreign Ministry arrested
Head of Consular Department of Armenian Foreign Ministry, Hakob Haji-Hakobyan, was arrested, Armenian National Security Service (NSS) spokesperson, Artsvin Baghramyan, told Aysor.am.
Hakob Haji-Hakobyan was detained on September 9 on suspicion of taking bribes within the framework of the criminal case investigated in the Investigation Department of Armenian National Security Service.
NSS said that Hakob Haji-Hakobyan demanded and took bribes from citizens abroad with the violation of the requirements of the order of receiving a certificate of return to the Republic of Armenia. A preliminary investigation is underway.
NSS spokesperson dismissed media reports that some more MFA officials were also arrested within the framework of the criminal case.