Defense Ministry official detained for accepting bribe

Colonel David Davtian, deputy head of the Servicemen’s Social Protection Department of Armenian Defense Ministry, was detained today while accepting a bribe.

The press service of Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said that Davtian demanded and accepted a bribe of $1,000, allegedly for accelerating the process of providing pecuniary aid to the socially vulnerable family of a serviceman who died while on duty.

A criminal case was opened. The Investigation Service of NSS is conducting an investigation.