The position of the former Minister of Justice, Hovhannes Manukyan, was terminated on 7 July, 2015
According to the Ethics Commission’s annual declaration of assets and income, at the moment of terminating his position Hovhannes Manukyan declared 5,000,000.00 AMD, 400,000.00 USD 300,000.00 Euro, as well as 2 individual residential houses with their household constructions, 2 land plots and a public building designed for social services, as well as for locating administrative and public organizations.
The former minister also declared TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4.5 D car.
At the moment of terminating his position H. Manukyan declared 20,135,000.00 AMD income from which salary and received donations or property received as support, totaled to 3,800,000.00 AMD, and the rental fee or other compensation totaled to 16,335,000 AMD.
In 2014, the former minister’s wife, Armine Manukyan, mentioned as an affiliated person had declared 150,000.00 AMD, which at the end of the tax year increased to 200,000.00 AMD, 170,000.00 USD, then decreased to 150,000.00 USD, as well as 100,000.00 Euro that become 120,000.00 Euro at the end of the tax year.
Armine Manukyan, as an income, also declared 12,500,000.00 AMD as the property, financial assets (excluding those received in form of labour or service) received as a donation or aid.
Now let us present, how much income was declared by Hovhannes Manukyan, during his appointment as a Minister of Justice
According to the Ethics Commission’s annual declaration of assets and income, during his appointment as a Minister of Justice, Hovhannes Manukyan declared 7,000,000.00 AMD 405,000.00 USD 290,000.00 Euro, as well as 2 individual residential houses with their household constructions, 2 land plots and a public building designed for social services, as well as for locating administrative and public organizations.
The former minister also declared TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4.2 D car.
In his appointment, H. Manukyan declared 2,836,975.00 AMD income, from which salary and received donations or property received as support, totalled to 676,975.00 AMD, and the rental fee or other compensation totalled to 2,160,000 AMD.
The minister had acquired the car for 74.000 AMD.
So, Comparing H. Manukyan’s income during the appointment with those during the termination of his position, we note that there was no change of the real estate, while the car is replaced with more “elegant and new” one.
The changes were in H. Manukyan’s cash.
In particular, during the appointment, the declared 7,000,000 AMD decreased to 5,000,000.00, 405,000.00 USD decreased to 400,000.00, 290,000.00 euro increased to 300,000.00 Euro.
Meanwhile, the minister’s incomes were increased. So at the time of appointment, Manukyan declared 2,836,975.00 AMD income, and the moment of termination, 20,135,000.00 AMD.
