Cases of Bribery by Employees of Trade Organizations

Based on operational and investigative measures conducted by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia, a criminal case has been initiated, establishing that an official from the State Inspection Body of Urban Development, Technical, and Fire Safety received a bribe of 245,000 AMD from a company director in June 2024. This payment was made in exchange for ignoring various issues related to incomplete work or expired technical conditions concerning gas supply operations carried out for several individuals in Yerevan and granting the relevant operational permits.

In another instance, an agreement was reached with another official of the inspection body for a bribe of 200,000 AMD for organizing the aforementioned processes. The preliminary investigation has also revealed cases of bribery by employees of trading companies from the director of the gas supply organization. Specifically, in October 2024, they received a total of 300,000 AMD in return for falsifying documents related to the construction of a gas distribution station needed by the state and including false information about the completion of the work.

Charges have been brought against two officials of the State Inspection Body of Urban Development, Technical, and Fire Safety under Article 435, Part 2, Clause 3 of the RA Criminal Code for receiving bribes, while charges against employees of the trading companies for receiving bribes are under Article 272, Part 2, Clause 3 of the Criminal Code. For both officials, combined measures of restraint have been applied, including house arrest, administrative supervision, bail, and suspension from office. The preliminary investigation has concluded, and the case materials have been sent to the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia with an accusatory conclusion.