Georgia's City Hall officials arrested for bribery
Officers of Georgia’s Anti-Corruption Agency detained employees of the City Hall of the western municipality of Tsalenjikha on February 26 and charged them …
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Armenia's Economy ministry officials detained in Investigative Committee's corruption cases
Armenia's Investigative Committee officers visited the Economy Ministry building for 'investigative actions' yesterday, the …
U.S. State Department to check out Armenia and Georgia on subject of corruption,
U.S. State Department Anti-Corruption Coordinator Richard Nephew will visit Armenia and Georgia on January 15-18, according to the U.S. Department of State. In both countries, the official will discuss the current efforts and …
Prosecutor asks for Serzh Sargsyan’s release
The trial in the criminal case of the Flash company, in which Serzh Sargsyan, the former President of Armenia and one of the instigators of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, is defendant, has reached a dead end in Yerevan
Georgia deals with corruption better than others countries, Garibashvili says
On the eve of the EU summit, at which the issue of Georgia's candidate status will be decided, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called Tbilisi the leader of Eastern Europe in the fight against corruption
Corruption in Armenia: criminals profited from kindergarteners in Yerevan
A large-scale corruption crime was solved in Yerevan. An entire criminal group stole funds that were allocated for food for children in kindergartens.
Ministry of Internal Affairs reveals average size of “Caucasian” bribe
Despite all the efforts made to combat corruption, bribery continues to flourish in the North Caucasus
Kocharyan's entire family summoned to prosecutor's office
Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his family members were summoned to the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office in a case of illegal property. Kocharyan's family members - wife, children, their spouses - were …
Prosecutors pursue seizure of Robert Kocharyan’s properties
The Office of Armenia’s Prosecutor General announced the decision to confiscate a string of properties and assets owned by ex-president Robert Kocharyan and seven persons affiliated with him, namely, his wife, children and their …
Yerevan deputy mayor detained on corruption charges
Armenian law enforcement officers have detained one of the deputy mayors of Yerevan, Gevorg Simonyan. Ten more people implicated in the corrupt scheme were also detained. Earlier, employees of the Anti-Corruption Committee of …
Ex-head of Armenian NPP charged with embezzlement of more than $1 million
Former director general of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) Gagik Markosyan has been charged with embezzling over $1 million, the Office of Prosecutor General said. Gagik Markosyan, who served as director general of ANPP from 2002 …
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan to cooperate in fight against corruption
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan signed an agreement on anti-corruption cooperation. The corresponding document was drawn up by the State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption Agency of Tajikistan and the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, …
Media: Former Chief Police officer hospitalized in Armenia
Former Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan, who is accused of corruption, was hospitalized about a week ago. The media writes about this. According to Sputnik Armenia, due to deteriorating health, he was taken to the …
Sargsyan summoned for questioning by Anti-Corruption Committee
One of the instigators of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has been summoned for questioning as a defendant, his lawyer Amram Makinyan revealed in a Facebook post on Monday. Back in 2018, …
Hospital employee steals 280,000 rubles in Dagestan
In Dagestan, a criminal case has been initiated against the former chief physician and head of the personnel department of the Gergebil central regional hospital. The corresponding message was published on the website of the Investigative …
Dagestan employees of Rostransnadzor suspected of bribery
Dagestani investigators suspected 13 employees of the regional Rostransnadzor were systematically receiving bribes. Thus, they ensured the unhindered passage of trucks without weight control, the press service of the Investigative Committee of …
Chief Treasurer of Derbent caught on bribe
Yesterday, in Derbent, Dagestan, the chief treasurer of department No. 2 of the republican department of the Federal Treasury was detained when receiving a bribe in the amount of ₽ 200,000, the FSB department for Dagestan reported today. …
Armenian National Body for Standards and Metrology accused of corruption
The National Security Service of Armenia has found evidence of corruption among the employees of the National Body for Standards and Metrology, the press center of the ministry reports. According to the findings, the head of the …
Armenia's Special Investigation Service arrests Sargsyan's property
Armenia's Special Investigation Service has decided to arrest the property of ex-president, instigator of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Serzh Sargsyan, who is involved in a criminal case on charges of corruption. …
Police searching Armenian Football Federation ex-President's apartment
Special police detachments are conducting a search in the apartment of former President of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan, and in several buildings linked to his name. "The search is …
