Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced today that it has reviewed the findings of a Hetq study revealing financial mismanagement at Yerevan’s municipal Nork-Marash Medical Center, better known as the Nork Cardiology Hospital, and that the material will be sent to the Investigative Committee as a basis to initiate new criminal charges.

A Hetq study of the financial audits revealed that the hospital purchased 66 million drams worth of surgical equipment in March 2020 that has never been used.

The hospital also placed orders for equipment by telephone, violating the Law on Procurement.

The hospital already faces charges that its staffers abused their administrative authority for their personal gain or for that of others. (Criminal Code, Article 215).