Two Police Officers Suspected of Taking Bribes: Ministry of Internal Affairs

According to information received by the Internal Security Department of the police, operational-investigative measures were conducted to verify the authenticity of the information. The senior inspector of the traffic police patrol service, a major, and an inspector of the same squad, a captain, stopped more than twenty drivers in November 2022 for violating traffic rules. However, they did not draft administrative violation reports against these drivers. Furthermore, they allegedly demanded and received bribes in varying amounts, or, by exceeding their official powers, let the specific vehicles go.

As reported by the Police of the Republic of Armenia, based on the results of the internal security department’s service investigation, the documents obtained have been forwarded to the Anti-Corruption Committee. A criminal proceeding was initiated on January 19 for 13 instances of bribery offenses, 13 instances of receiving bribes, and the characteristic of exceeding official powers.