The cost of Yervan Zakharyan’s tickets for this trip was about 1 million AMD
Anti-Corruption strategy, the way to get out of current situation
Mr. Fredrik Galtung, the President of “Integrity Action” International Organization, visited AYLA
Mr. Fredrik Galtung, the President and Co-Founder of “Integrity Action” International Organization, Great Britain, one of the leading experts in Anti-Corruption Policy was hosted in the Central Office of the Armenian Young Lawyers Association.
Armenian National Congress Party will not join the Anti-Corruption Council
No one from the opposition Faction Armenian National Congress will join the Anti-Corruption Council created by the decision of the Government. Aram Manukyan, the Secretary of the NA ANC Faction said.
Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutun will not join the Anti – Corruption Committee
On 31 March, Armen Rustamyan, the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Dashnaktsutun Faction of the National Assembly wrote a letter to the RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan
The “Rule of Law” Party has not any Position about the Anti-Corruption Council yet
“We do not have any position yet. We have not discussed it, we will tell it after the discussion.”
Creation of the Commission will not make the Officials more Vigilant: Advocate
I am skeptical that the 5-member commission will be able to carry out objective analyses of the property declarations of around 700 senior officials without any constraint.
Government’s Fight against Corruption is like Myunhazen’s pulling himself out from the Swamp
The activity of the Government created Anti-Corruption Council is like Baron Myunhazen’s adventure where he tried to pull himself out of the swamp drawing himself up by his hair.
ARF ( Armenian Revolutionary Foundation) will not join the Anti-Corruption Council
In our view there are two main issues, which are not given solutions yet.
The Ministers travel by Business Class, others by Economy Class
Ministers love to travel by business class, which are at least two times more expensive than the simple ones.
“Heritage” Faction recommends increasing the Number of SCO Representatives in the Anti-Corruption Council
“Heritage” Faction has replied in a letter to the RA Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan with regard to the formation of the Anti-Corruption Council.
The Anti-Corruption Council cannot complete its Mission. Hovsep Khurshudyan
“If the Anti-Corruption Council includes people who are associated with corruption, how can the Council operate productively?”
There is a Conflict of Interests in the Anti-Corruption Council. Specialist
There is a conflict of interests in the Anti-Corruption Council, insists the project manager of Eurasia Partnership Foundation Mikayel Hovhannisyan.
More than $100.000 for the Journeys of the Governmental Delegations
49 mln 300.000 AMD (approximately $103.000) has been spent from the state budget to send the Governmental delegations to Moscow, El Kuwait and Sharm el Sheikh.
The Success of Struggling against Corruption depends on the Political will: Richard Giragosian
“Though we welcome the opportunity to strengthen the anti-corruption actions, the actual problem seems to be the same: the political will to act and decide”, – Richard Giragosian, said.