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VARTAN OSKANIAN SAYS HE DID NOT EXPECT SILLY ACCUSATIONS
NEWS.AM
October 01, 2012 | 13:46
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said he
did not expect silly accusations against him.
"I have not expected this," he told reporters on Monday refusing to
answer the questions.
As reported earlier, the Armenian National Assembly is discussing
the formal petition of Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan to include
Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit.
O May 25 the NSS Department of Investigation filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.
The NSS Press Center had informed that an investigation is underway in
connection with selling the 100-percent shares of the Huntsman Building
Products Company for around $2 million, but not informing Armenia's tax
authorities about this business deal; not using for charitable purposes
$1,135,000 of that amount envisioned for charity; transferring this
amount to the bank accounts opened under the names of the Civilitas
Foundation's founder-former FM and currently Prosperous Armenia Party
MP-Vartan Oskanian, and of the Foundation's Board of Trustees member
Tigran Karapetyan; and using some of this amount for private purposes.
In addition, as per the NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million allocated for charitable
purposes.
In his turn, Vartan Oskanian considers the charges are politically
motivated.
Civilitas was founded in 2008 by former foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian. After joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6
parliamentary elections, Oskanian gave up his post as a foundation
chairman.
NEWS.AM
October 01, 2012 | 13:46
YEREVAN.- Former Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said he
did not expect silly accusations against him.
"I have not expected this," he told reporters on Monday refusing to
answer the questions.
As reported earlier, the Armenian National Assembly is discussing
the formal petition of Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan to include
Oskanian as a defendant in a criminal lawsuit.
O May 25 the NSS Department of Investigation filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.
The NSS Press Center had informed that an investigation is underway in
connection with selling the 100-percent shares of the Huntsman Building
Products Company for around $2 million, but not informing Armenia's tax
authorities about this business deal; not using for charitable purposes
$1,135,000 of that amount envisioned for charity; transferring this
amount to the bank accounts opened under the names of the Civilitas
Foundation's founder-former FM and currently Prosperous Armenia Party
MP-Vartan Oskanian, and of the Foundation's Board of Trustees member
Tigran Karapetyan; and using some of this amount for private purposes.
In addition, as per the NSS Press Center, The Civilitas Foundation
had not presented a report on the $2 million allocated for charitable
purposes.
In his turn, Vartan Oskanian considers the charges are politically
motivated.
Civilitas was founded in 2008 by former foreign minister Vartan
Oskanian. After joining Prosperous Armenia Party ahead of the May 6
parliamentary elections, Oskanian gave up his post as a foundation
chairman.