Video: Multiple Cases of Bribery by Yerevan State University Lecturer Revealed by NSS

The National Security Service of Armenia has revealed cases of bribery following operational-investigative measures and investigative actions carried out within the framework of its legally assigned powers to combat crime and various manifestations of corruption.

According to the collected evidence, a lecturer from Yerevan State University received amounts ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 from several citizens between 2017 and 2019, citing connections with competent individuals endowed with teaching and administrative powers in various higher educational institutions, in exchange for engaging in blatant illegal actions for them or for persons they represented.

In particular, the lecturer received these amounts for violations of established procedures for university admissions, securing positive assessments for ongoing intermediate examinations, enrolling in the master's program within the state order framework, and resolving similar matters with the relevant officials, in some cases also through intermediaries.

On January 31, 2020, while receiving $1,000 to ensure a positive assessment for an intermediate examination of a law faculty student from Yerevan State University under the supervision of NSS operatives, the lecturer was caught and taken into custody by NSS staff, where he confessed to committing the crime.

Criminal proceedings have been initiated in the Investigative Department of the NSS regarding the apparent criminal offenses under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia, an investigation is underway, and measures are being taken to identify and hold accountable all individuals involved in the criminal chain.