Former officials of the Enforcement Service and one lawyer detained

A number of individuals, including former officials of the Compulsory Enforcement Service and a member of the Chamber of Advocates (lawyer), have been detained. This was reported by the Anti-Corruption Committee.

“Public criminal proceedings have been initiated against a number of individuals, including former officials of the Compulsory Enforcement Service and a member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia (lawyer), for embezzling funds that had been seized and were subject to return in various enforcement proceedings through the use of a criminal scheme, accepting a bribe on an especially large scale, giving a bribe, laundering property obtained through criminal means, and committing other alleged crimes. They have been detained,” the committee reported.