ORSIS company lawyer was offered to retract complaints; criminal case instituted on impeding activity

Criminal case has been filed on impeding the activity of lawyer of the Russian weapon supplier ORSIS company Alexander Sirunyan by Defense Ministry employee.

The lawyer told Aysor.am that he applied to the National Security Service last year reporting about the failure of the tender.

“Assistant to the deputy defense minister Makar Ghambaryan applied to me few times in fall, stressing that if the parties reconcile the issue of tender would probably be settled too. For it I was offered to step back from complaint and even write that I was mistaken,” Sirunyan said, adding that he rejected the offer.

He said that last year, as a sign of friendship ORSIS presented to the Ministry of Defense Marocchi SI 12 rifle, which was though registered in the name of the deputy minister.

Criminal case has been instituted under Article 179 and 332 – grand misappropriation and embezzlement and obstruction of justice.