Former Armenian defence minister fined for corruption Over party funds

Suren Papikyan, the former Defence Minister of Armenia, has been fined 100,000 drams for corruption related to his tenure as chairman of the Civil Contract party.

The fine was imposed due to his failure to comply with constitutional laws governing the cashless payment of party expenses, Caliber.Az reports per Armenian media.

According to the Armenian Corruption Prevention Commission, during 2022, Papikyan oversaw transactions involving a significant sum of 11 million 387 thousand drams withdrawn from the party account via ATMs.

The commission's statement revealed that there was no documentation explaining the use of these funds.

Papikyan did not attend the commission's session nor provide any details about the expenditures in question.