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U.S. Envoy Concerned About Civilitas
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26557.html
Published: 10:15:16 - 15/06/2012
U.S. Ambassador John Heffern on Thursday expressed concern at criminal
proceedings launched against Vartan Oskanian and the Civilitas
Foundation.
`The timing of it is troubling. The fact that this would happen at
this time in the political calendar is troubling,' Heffern told
RFE/RL's Armenian service, referring to the money laundering case
brought by Armenia's National Security Service. The Civilitas is a
very important partner for us, and we think it's really important for
Armenia politically and for the media,' he said. `So we are very
interested in the case and we are following it very carefully.
`I don't know the facts about who did what to whom and who is accused
of doing what, which money went where,' Heffern said. `So I can't
comment on the substance of it.'
The U.S. envoy added that he hopes to hear more details of the case
when he visits Civilitas and meets with its management later in the
day.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26557.html
Published: 10:15:16 - 15/06/2012
U.S. Ambassador John Heffern on Thursday expressed concern at criminal
proceedings launched against Vartan Oskanian and the Civilitas
Foundation.
`The timing of it is troubling. The fact that this would happen at
this time in the political calendar is troubling,' Heffern told
RFE/RL's Armenian service, referring to the money laundering case
brought by Armenia's National Security Service. The Civilitas is a
very important partner for us, and we think it's really important for
Armenia politically and for the media,' he said. `So we are very
interested in the case and we are following it very carefully.
`I don't know the facts about who did what to whom and who is accused
of doing what, which money went where,' Heffern said. `So I can't
comment on the substance of it.'
The U.S. envoy added that he hopes to hear more details of the case
when he visits Civilitas and meets with its management later in the
day.