Armenian senator of Kalmykia imprisoned for bribe

During the operation Russia-Armenia Economic Cooperation Association chief accountant Igor Arushanov and Account Chamber Chairman assistant Armen Ohanesyan have also been imprisoned. General Prosecutor's Office has stated that the three persons have detained for their being busy with crme related to getting money from businessmen.

Special operation has been implemented in accordance with the information of Accountant Chamber. Igor Arushanov and Armen Ohanesyan is convicted with the article in taking money in the form of group and roguishness. Since Levon Chakmakyan has deputy inviolability, official conviction has not been initiated against him. Levon Chakmakyan has stated that Transaero Company Board of Directors chairman Pleshakov asked him support for being selected Russia-Armenia Economic Cooperation Association vise-president.

"Pleshakov also asked for help in the organization of advertisement of the company he runs, I promised him to familiarize him with a person that I know."

The investigation defined the name of that person to be chief accountant Igor Arushanov. Levon Chakmakyan said that after they met in the office Pleshakov gave a briefcase to his acquaintance. Kalmykia senator and chief accountant while leaving the Transaero company office Federal Security Service associates have detained them. Levon Chakmakyan was released after two hours. Transaero company public affairs department chief Sergey Bikhal said the information of Armenian senator to be false.

"We leave everything to his conscience." Federation Council chairman Sergey Mironov applying to Kalmykia parliament demanded to put an end to authority of senator Chakmakyan.

Today Kalmykia President Kirsan Ilumjanov expressed his confidence for the parliament to put an end to authority of Levon Chakmakyan. Accounting Chamber chairman Sergey Stepashin identified the events happened. He stated that chairman of Board of Directors of the organization, Pleshakov applied to him related to examinations in Transaero Company.

"Pleshakov stated his dissatisfaction related to the issues in our report. The matter is about paying 14 billion dollar compensation to customs office while purchasing plane from foreign companies. Some mediators applying to Pleshakov stated that they can change the opinion of audit of Accounting Chamber for 3 mln dollars. During the talks this figure was reduced to 1,5 mln. dollars. After Pleshakov has informed me about, I informed Federal Security Service director Nikolay Patrushev."

According to Sergey Stepashin, President Putin, Federation Council Chairman Mironov and state Duma speaker Boris Grizlov were informed beforehand of the imprisonment.

According to him, if Kalmykia parliament does not deprive of him his authority, by the award of Supreme Court, he will be imprisoned.

In the investigation materials it was identified that the names of those mediating to change Accounting Chamber opinion for 1,5 mln dollars, is Armen Ohanesyan and Levon Chakmakyan, APA reports.