Arms dealer detained for supplying old shells to Armenian armyFebruary 1, 2021 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Security Service has detained arms dealer Davit Galstyan, commonly known as Patron Davo, for supplying the Armenian army with older projectiles than he was supposed to and pocketing $1 million in the process. Galstyan, the chairman of the board of a company registered abroad entered into an agreement with the director of the same company to pull off the affair. The two than reached an agreement with the Ministry of Defense of Armenia for the supply of ammunition in 2018. However, instead of shipping cannon shells of corresponding caliber, produced in 1983-86, they hid the discrepancy between the tactical and technical characteristics and supplied the Ministry of Defense with Czech-made ammunition manufactured in 1977, the NSS said. The ammunition, worth over 41 million, did not correspond to the weapons used in the Armed Forces and the mountainous terrain conditions, which ultimately led to the impossibility of their effective use. Now charges have been brought against Galstyan, a motion for his arrest has been submitted. The director of said company has been charged too, and a motion for his arrest has also been submitted. Measures have been taken to clarify the damage caused to the state and all the circumstances of the fraud. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |