Armenian police wages active struggle against corruption

PanARMENIAN.Net - A significant shift in the struggle against corruption has been registered among economic crime cases, Head of Senior RA Police Department for Organized Crime Prevention (SDOCP) Hunan Poghosyan told a news conference on corruption and economic crimes prevention.



Armenian police discovered 392 cases of corruption in 2008 against 171 in 2007, including 24 cases for illegal appropriation and dissipation of funds, 9 for commercial bribery, 139 for tax evasion, 25 for abuse of power in trade organizations, 61 for abuse of authority, as well as a number of cases for bribery, falsification of position, judicial verdict evasion.



Hunan Poghosyan pointed out bribery as the most common among corruption crimes. Thus, 65% of all cases were discovered by the police, while premeditated bribery comprised 61% of cases registered.