 Armenia NSS confirms identity of arrested Deputy Minister December 5, 2019 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Security Service has confirmed to PanARMENIAN.Net that Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Gevorg Loretsyan has been arrested. Besides Loretsyan, his driver and the head of an Armenian football club have also been arrested. All of them are involved in the case as suspects, the NSS said. The Security Service revealed earlier that one of the Deputy Ministers of Education, Science, Culture and Sport has been arrested for suspicion of bribery. The NSS said the Deputy Minister has used the services of his driver to take bribes from the head of the football club to support the latter in a competition to supply sports equipment to agencies subject to the Ministry. Immediately after the businessman transferred a part of the sum to the driver, both of them were arrested.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
