Where Are the Scandalous Criminal Cases? Is Sasun Khachaturyan Afraid? - 'Hayots Ashkharh'

'Hayots Ashkharh' newspaper reports: 'The head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia, Sasun Khachaturyan, seems to have forgotten about the scandalous criminal cases and instead is chasing after minor officials. An analysis of the official website of the Anti-Corruption Committee reveals that the committee is pursuing low-caliber bureaucrats—such as a cemetery manager, an official from the Cadastre Committee, and an employee from Yerevan's Central administrative district—while the whereabouts of the “big fish” remain unknown. Why is the investigative body silent?

What stage is the investigation into the March 1 case at? Why is the Anti-Corruption Committee not making statements regarding Gegham Petrosyan, who is charged with murder in the March 1 case? What happened to the case concerning the sale of the residence of former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, which is under arrest?

In the end, where are the former thieves, like former MP Aram Harutyunyan, also known as Bulki Aram, and former head of the State Revenue Committee Mihran Poghosyan, known as Ketrin Mihran? It appears that the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee, Sasun Khachaturyan, is targeting minor culprits to show that the newly-formed committee is fighting against corruption, while the 'big fish' continue to swim freely.

Thus, the deputy head of the Prime Minister's Office, Bagrat Badalyan, works freely despite having purchased a house in the USA for $500 million while in office. Other officials and parliamentarians, who used to travel by public transport for 100 dram before 2018, now own cars and homes or multiple properties… But isn’t corruption a living organism with a head and tail?

Details can be found in today’s edition of the newspaper.