Four Gazprom Armenia employees arrested in corruption case

Four employees of Gazprom Armenia have been arrested, Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has said.

The committee’s spokesperson, Marine Ohanjanyan, said a senior official from the Urban Development, Technical and Fire Safety Inspectorate had also been detained, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

One of those detained has been placed under house arrest.

The case concerns an alleged bribe intended to secure a favourable conclusion on the gas supply of newly built residential developments, where the work had reportedly been carried out in breach of regulations.

By Aghakazim Guliyev