Armenian deputy health minister arrested on suspicion of bribe taking

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03.04.2019, 15:39

A court in Yerevan has allowed today law-enforcement authorities to arrest Armenian Deputy Minister of Health Arsen Davtyan for two months.

Armenian deputy health minister arrested on suspicion of bribe taking

YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. A court in Yerevan has allowed today law-enforcement authorities to arrest Armenian Deputy Minister of Health Arsen Davtyan for two months. The news was confirmed also by the press secretary of the National Security Service Samson Galstyan.

“An arrest for a period of two months was chosen as a preventive measure against the Deputy Minister of Health,” said Galstyan. However, he refrained from announcing the details of the case.

The deputy minister was detained by the National Security Service on March 30 on suspicion of receiving a bribe from the head of a maternity clinic. -0-

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