Former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) Vardan Harutyunyan has filed a slander lawsuit against the Investigative Journalists NGO (Hetq) and is demanding symbolic compensation in the amount of 1 dram.
71% of them are said to be Armenian citizens now living abroad, either staying with relatives or renting apartments while in the country. The rest stay in hotels or other tourist-related lodgings.
The case of ex-Hrazdan Mayor Aram Danielyan and eight municipal office staffers, accused of embezzling AMD 138 million (US$290,000) in land and property taxes, has been sent to court for adjudication.