"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"It's no secret that the authorities make sure that every structure operating in RA serves their interests, including the independent constitutional body, the Corruption Prevention Commission. It is known that for almost 3 years, the government has not been able to find the chairman of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of its heart, and since November 20, 2023, Mariam Galstyan has been acting as the chairman of the Corruption Prevention Commission, who makes decisions favorable to the government.
A media disclosure that was overlooked by the Central Intelligence Agency "Hetk" wrote that the Ararat municipality signed contracts worth 674 million drams with the company of the brother of the council member. The article stated that on May 23, 2025, Ararat Municipality signed a contract with "Ararat-chanshin" LLC. The value of the contract is 115 million 716 thousand drams. According to the contract, the company should implement the asphalting works of 3 streets of Armash settlement of Ararat community. The works should be carried out in two stages. In the first phase, Ankajutyan Street and the first and second sections of the Republic Street of Armash settlement will be asphalted, and in the second phase, Hayiryan Street. The owner of "Ararat-chanshin" LLC is Stepan Vardanyan. He is the brother of Samvel Vardanyan, a former member of the Ararat Community Council of Elders. Samvel Vardanyan was elected a member of the Council of Elders in 2021 on the list of the "Civil Agreement" party.
According to Article 33 of the "Public Services" Law, in the event of a conflict of interest, a person holding a position must submit a conflict of interest statement to his/her superior. If there is no superior, the official must submit the statement regarding the conflict of interest to the Corruption Prevention Commission.
The Corruption Prevention Commission examined the media publication, and by studying the information, the Commission did not find any violations of the requirements established by the procurement legislation, so the Commission discussed the subject of the publication only in the context of the community leader's failure to submit a written statement about the conflict of interest to the Commission.
As a result of the examination of the case, due to the fact that the majority of votes of the total number of members of the Commission were not secured, no decision was made in the case of administrative offense. Recently, the threshold for the participation of the authorities or persons affiliated with them in public procurement is increasing, but the level of responsibility is decreasing.
Details in today's issue of "Zhoghovurd" daily.
