 652 economic crime registered in ArmeniaOctober 27, 2009 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within last 9 months of 2009, RA police intensified struggle against property crimes, Head of Senior RA Police Department for Organized Crime Prevention, Hunan Poghosyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, 652 economic crimes were registered in Armenia in 2009, while 313 crimes were committed in 2008.As for struggle against corruption, Hunan Poghosyan noted: "Armenian police discovered 398 cases of corruption in 2009, registering 38% increase compared with 2008 results. Special emphasis is given to the struggle against bribery."   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Related sections Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
