EU Ambassador urges Armenia to establish independent anti-corruption body
The EU Ambassador urged to establish independent anti-corruption body, “because it can be very effective and can produces necessary results”.
Embezzlement cases were discovered by EU delegation, and this shows that our procedures and verification mechanism work well, EU Ambassador to Armenia Piotr Switalski said when asked about the recent corruption scandal within the EU delegation, according to news.am.
Asked about the recent embezzlement case, the diplomat said he has nothing to add to a press release that was issued by EU delegation.
However, the EU Ambassador urged to establish independent anti-corruption body, “because it can be very effective and can produces necessary results”.
The Investigative Committee of Armenia had informed that member of EU delegation Marine Papyan was detained on April 26, on suspicion of stealing money from the aforesaid funds, and with prior arrangement with several people. She was later charged.
Thirteen people have been indicted on charges of theft from the funds used for carrying out grant programs by the EU delegation to Armenia, assistance to this theft, and forging of documents by a group of persons. Search has been declared for three of these thirteen persons.
The respective criminal investigation is in progress.
News.Az
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