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MONEY LAUNDERING IN ACADEMY
Lragir.am
03 April 06
Academician Henry Nersisyan, the director of the Fundamental Scientific
Library of the National Acаdemy of Sciences, gave the first news
conference in his life on April 3 to state that his 13 accusations
against the president of the National Academy of Sciences Fadey
Sargsyan are still there, and he continues the struggle for the sake of
the academy: "We need fundamental changes. We cannot go on like this."
Henry Nersisyan had prepared for the news conference as a scientist
would do. The speaker had 8 thick folders at hand, he distributed
30 pages of information and facts to news reporters, spoke for over
an hour, and as a scientist, only in the end did he conclude that
"the policy conducted by Fadey Sargsyan has led to a terrible
situation." Henry Nersisyan divides his accusations into four
groups. Each accusations is based on facts.
The worst violation of the bylaws of the National Academy. The
election to the members of the Academy must be held every years, but
the elections are not held regularly. There has been no election since
2000. A general meeting should be held twice or three times a year,
but it is held only once a year. Fadey Sargsyan has set up a bureau,
which makes decisions, and these are applied without being ratified
by the presidency. Henry Nersisyan goes farther. According to him, on
March 12, 2004 Fadey Sargsyan was not reelected, because no election
was held on that day. "There were three questions on the agenda of the
annual general meeting of the National Academy of Sciences on March
12, 2004: the report of the President of the NAS Fadey Sargsyan, the
report of the Vice President Vladimir Barkhudaryan, and discussion
of the report. Later the academicians were invited to another hall
to vote. And they elected Fadey Sargsyan. The academicians were not
aware of this."
Financial breaches are greater in number. Henry Nersisyan says about
40-50 million drams out of the sum provided for the honorariums of
academicians is saved. "The government allocates for 137 people,
about 90 receive it." Fadey Sargsyan declines to say what happens to
this 50 million, although Henry Nersisyan has inquired for a number
of times. Not having the consent and awareness of Henry Nersisyan, the
presidency of the Academy of Sciences has leased the space, belonging
to the library. It does not have such a right, for the library is
a state non-profit organization. Moreover, Henry Nersisyan does not
know where the rent for the space belonging to the organization he
heads goes. He does not know because Fadey Sargsyan would not tell him.
There are also problems connected with government funding. The
institutes with a staff of 130-135 people annually receive 40 million
drams. And the presidency of the Academy of Sciences, which is a
"managing body and does not do scientific research," annually gets 130
million drams and additionally 40-50 million drams. Fadey Sargsyan
would not say where these additional millions go. He does not say
either where the means of the fund of the president of the Academy
of Sciences - 17.5 million drams - goes. It is obvious that these
sums are not spent for the academy. Only 30 million is allocated
for equipment and apparatus. Not a cent was added to these from the
additional funds. What is more, the library headed by Henry Nersisyan
will get less funding this year than last year. Instead, the sums
that arrive under the name "special projects" go to Fadey Sargsyan's
friends and relatives: Vice President of the NAS Yuri Shukuryan
gets 18 million, the medical genetic center with only 16 workers,
headed by Fadey Sargsyan's daughter Tamara, receives 35 million. All
the construction in the academy over the past 10 years was carried
out by the same company Akunkshin, no tenders were held. "Expensive
and low-quality building is carried out. There is enough ground to
suggest that money is laundered."
--Boundary_(ID_GIf2dsmcNuCVp3UAyR1T8Q )--
From: Baghdasarian
Lragir.am
03 April 06
Academician Henry Nersisyan, the director of the Fundamental Scientific
Library of the National Acаdemy of Sciences, gave the first news
conference in his life on April 3 to state that his 13 accusations
against the president of the National Academy of Sciences Fadey
Sargsyan are still there, and he continues the struggle for the sake of
the academy: "We need fundamental changes. We cannot go on like this."
Henry Nersisyan had prepared for the news conference as a scientist
would do. The speaker had 8 thick folders at hand, he distributed
30 pages of information and facts to news reporters, spoke for over
an hour, and as a scientist, only in the end did he conclude that
"the policy conducted by Fadey Sargsyan has led to a terrible
situation." Henry Nersisyan divides his accusations into four
groups. Each accusations is based on facts.
The worst violation of the bylaws of the National Academy. The
election to the members of the Academy must be held every years, but
the elections are not held regularly. There has been no election since
2000. A general meeting should be held twice or three times a year,
but it is held only once a year. Fadey Sargsyan has set up a bureau,
which makes decisions, and these are applied without being ratified
by the presidency. Henry Nersisyan goes farther. According to him, on
March 12, 2004 Fadey Sargsyan was not reelected, because no election
was held on that day. "There were three questions on the agenda of the
annual general meeting of the National Academy of Sciences on March
12, 2004: the report of the President of the NAS Fadey Sargsyan, the
report of the Vice President Vladimir Barkhudaryan, and discussion
of the report. Later the academicians were invited to another hall
to vote. And they elected Fadey Sargsyan. The academicians were not
aware of this."
Financial breaches are greater in number. Henry Nersisyan says about
40-50 million drams out of the sum provided for the honorariums of
academicians is saved. "The government allocates for 137 people,
about 90 receive it." Fadey Sargsyan declines to say what happens to
this 50 million, although Henry Nersisyan has inquired for a number
of times. Not having the consent and awareness of Henry Nersisyan, the
presidency of the Academy of Sciences has leased the space, belonging
to the library. It does not have such a right, for the library is
a state non-profit organization. Moreover, Henry Nersisyan does not
know where the rent for the space belonging to the organization he
heads goes. He does not know because Fadey Sargsyan would not tell him.
There are also problems connected with government funding. The
institutes with a staff of 130-135 people annually receive 40 million
drams. And the presidency of the Academy of Sciences, which is a
"managing body and does not do scientific research," annually gets 130
million drams and additionally 40-50 million drams. Fadey Sargsyan
would not say where these additional millions go. He does not say
either where the means of the fund of the president of the Academy
of Sciences - 17.5 million drams - goes. It is obvious that these
sums are not spent for the academy. Only 30 million is allocated
for equipment and apparatus. Not a cent was added to these from the
additional funds. What is more, the library headed by Henry Nersisyan
will get less funding this year than last year. Instead, the sums
that arrive under the name "special projects" go to Fadey Sargsyan's
friends and relatives: Vice President of the NAS Yuri Shukuryan
gets 18 million, the medical genetic center with only 16 workers,
headed by Fadey Sargsyan's daughter Tamara, receives 35 million. All
the construction in the academy over the past 10 years was carried
out by the same company Akunkshin, no tenders were held. "Expensive
and low-quality building is carried out. There is enough ground to
suggest that money is laundered."
--Boundary_(ID_GIf2dsmcNuCVp3UAyR1T8Q )--
From: Baghdasarian