13/07/2013 17:08
Head of Ararat regional agriculture department arrested
The former head of the agriculture and environmental protection department of the Ararat regional administration Tigran Virabian has been charged under Article 179 part 3 point 1 and Article 314 point 1 for embezzlement of public funds in particularly large amount, committed with abuse of his official position and by agreement with a group of persons during the implementation of the 2012-2013 programs on state assistance to Armenian land users for diesel fuel purchase at reduced prices.
The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan’s Kentron and Nor-Marsh administrative districts on July 12 granted the investigator’s petition for two-month arrest of Tigran Virabian.