Sasun Khachatryan received the highest points in the competition for the election of the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Committee; his candidacy was nominated for the post of the Chairman of the Committee. The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan announced during the Government sitting.

“Specialization will lead to increased efficiency. The structure will start operating in a maximum of 1 month and 6 days. It will start operating in full volume at the beginning of next year. In the process, it is planned to create territorial bodies for the structure and it will start operating with full force,” Khachatryan said.

It should be reminded that in March the National Assembly in the second reading fully adopted the package of draft laws on the Anti-Corruption Committee submitted by the Government, which envisages the dissolution of the Special Investigation Service and the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Committee.

The package of drafts received 80 “for”, 38 “against” and 2 “abstained” votes at the NA sitting.

The draft package proposes the creation of a new investigative body, the Anti-Corruption Committee, whose main competence will be the organization and implementation of pre-trial criminal proceedings for alleged corruption crimes under his/her jurisdiction provided by the RA Criminal Procedure Code.

It was also decided to dissolve the Special Investigation Service. Investigators of the Special Investigation Service will be temporarily appointed as investigators of the Anti-Corruption Committee until the competition for the employees of the Anti-Corruption Committee takes place and as a result they will be appointed to the position. 20 people will be appointed through this procedure.