State Interests Protection Department of the RA Prosecutor General's Office has examined the documents regarding the results of inspections conducted by the financial and budgetary supervision inspection of the office staff of the RA Ministry of Finance, within the framework of which the necessary information has also been requested from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia.
In the course of the study it has been found out that “Psychiatric Hospital of Sevan” CJSC in the period of 2014-2016 has acquired food products with 5 names at a price of 553.900 AMD higher. It has also been found out that the number of purchased and sold food products has exceeded the established amount of 40 million AMD.
During the study it has been found out that in 2015 “Psychiatric Hospital of Sevan “ CJSC has almost been completely financed from the state budget of the Republic of Armenia.
In addition to that, it has been stated that the company, having violated the requirements of the RA Law “On Procurements”, by the agreement, without announcement, on December 15, 2015 has purchased a car worth 18 million AMD.
By the decision of the RA Government of 24.07.2008 and by decree of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia of 24.10.2013. on the basis of this, in this case, the engine size of the purchased car should not exceed 1.8 liters, and the maximum purchase price is set at 8.5 million AMD. Moreover, it has been established that the company has been warned about the need to purchase in accordance with these standards with the corresponding letter from the head of the staff of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia. In the meantime, the company has acquired << Toyota Prado >> car, without any proper justification.
That is, the CJSC employees have used their administrative or other powers, contrary to the interests of this organization, but in favor of themselves or other persons, and they have spent the state funds as a result of which damage has been caused to the state on an especially large scale / about 50 million AMD /, which has entailed serious consequences.
Taking into account the fact that in the course of the study data containing corpus delicti have been obtained, State Interests Protection Department of the RA Prosecutor General's Office has initiated a criminal case under Point 1 Part 3 of Art. 179 and Part 2 of Art. 214 of the RA Criminal Code, and with instructions to carry out a preliminary investigation, has sent the case to the RA IC.
Notice: Every person suspected in or charged with a criminal offense shall be presumed innocent unless proved guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code and unless the verdict comes into legal force.
