Any deputy who speaks out against “Orinats Yerkir” (Lawful Land)
political party, “Orinats Yerkir” (LL) immediately publishes
“compromits” against him. Nobody pays attention to the LL’s
“transparency and follow-up” anymore, no matter how serious or even if
it is composed of criminal elements. Yesterday, the target for LL, in
particular for deputy of the LL Mher Shahgeldyan and Artur Baghdasaryan
was deputy of the LL branch in Etchmiadzin Hakop Hakobyan.
Mher Shahgeldyan announced that based on the National Assembly
supervising chamber and the facts given by the supervisors of the
Ministry of Finances, they have found out that on July 1st, 2003, the
products purchased by credit have totaled 14,8 billion drams. In the
response given by the government referring to the report, along with
the events organized to eliminate all flaws, the written response also
states that the products bought by credit in the Etchmiadzin revenue
department have come up as a result of the by credit purchases of the
“Zvartnots 77” INC which is a total of 20.8 billion drams
(approximately $40,000,000 dollars). “The Etchmiadzin green-house
economy has gotten a 486 million dram loan ($900,000 dollars) from the
“Credit-Yerevan” bank (through the Leans loan project). After getting
the loan, the department has gotten another $350,000 dollar and has
redeemed only $150,000 dollars. The loan has been given to the Ministry
of Finances, the establishment has gone bankrupt, and no money has been
returned,” said deputy of the LL political party.
Besides the two above mentioned accusations, Shahgeldyan reflected upon
another case-through the “improvements in agriculture and loan project”
“Agrobank” has been provided with $1,252,000 dollars of which the loan
of $650,000 dollars has been confirmed by the “Ardshinbank” contract,”
said Shahgeldyan, pointing fingers at H. Hakobyan and claiming him
responsible for all this. “The listed debts refer to the deputy of
Etchmiadzin. Everyone must obey the laws.”
While Minister of Finances and Economy Vartan Khachatryan was
approaching the podium, Artur Baghdasaryan announced that the case had
been sent to chief prosecution for them to take matters into their own
hands.
Vartan Khachatryan informed A. Baghdasaryan that the cases have been
sent to the investigative bodies a long time ago and that the
“green-house has been put up for auction so that the money received can
be directed towards the state budget.”
L.S.