Entrepreneur Silva Hambartsumian admitted that she bribed $ 14  million to MP Aram Harutyunyan

ArmInfo. Entrepreneur Silva Hambartsumian stated that in 2008 she bribed $ 14 million to former Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan, and now she bribed MP  of the National Assembly from the RPA, in order to obtain a license  to operate the mine. Harutyunyan told this on the air of Radio  Azatutyun (Freedom FM.).

As Hambartsumian noted, she transferred $ 8 million to the account of  Harutyunyan in Dubai, and transferred the remaining $ 6 million in  cash through Suren Avagyan. According to the entrepreneur, after  giving a bribe, she received a license, which was later revoked.  Harutyunyan promised that he would give real estate to Hambartsumian  instead of money, but have not respect his promise."After that, I  submitted an application to the General Directorate of the Police of  Armenia on Combating Organized Crime," said HAmbartsyumn.

The entrepreneur said that she transferred the bribe to the account  of citizen Araks Dilanyan, who in turn transferred money to the  accounts of three Armenian citizens in Dubai.

To note after October 24 Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  announced that one of the MPs was suspected of receiving large-scale  bribes; the name of Aram Harutyunyan began to circulate in the press.   Pashinyan also noted that an official document is expected from the  Foreign Ministry of one of the countries. Silva Hambartsumian stated  on this occasion that in order to bring the matter to the end, they  will soon receive a document from Dubai regarding the three mentioned  citizens.  When asked whether Hambartsumian acknowledged that the  bribe she issued was a criminal case, she said that in 2008 there was  no such law. The woman also noted that if it were not for the  revolution, this case would not have been solved. She also stated  that the case had previously been dismissed by order of the  presidential staff.  To note October 24 Acting Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan stated in the Armenian parliament that the largest case of  bribery in the history of the Third Republic will be revealed in the  near future, adding that this is a case connected with one of the  deputies. He noted that this crime has been proved and now an  official document is expected, after which the arrest of this deputy  will be initiated. According to Acting.  Prime Minister, the  disclosure of this case will pull for themselves and some other  high-ranking officials.