Epress.am News from Armenia
RA General Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan considers the fight against corruption a major achievement made in the first 9 months of his term in office. Ahead of Prosecutor's Office Day marked on July 1, he met with journalists and presented a report on the work he and his staff have done. According to the general prosecutor, "unwavering integrity" was a priority for him.
Kostanyan first claimed that in the fight against corruption and change of personnel in the prosecutor's office, 80 prosecutors were dismissed, then said there were good employees among them who were left out of the system for various social reasons.
Reporters asked him to explain for what instances of corruption prosecutors were dismissed; however, Kostanyan provided neither specific incidents nor the names of prosecutors involved in corruption. He added that if manifestations of corruption reached "such heights," then they would not be satisfied by dismissing prosecutors but would "take them to court".
The prosecutor general said that the relentless fight against corruption is not easy, since bribery is profitable to all parties, including the accused, the suspect, the victim, the bribe-taking police officer, the investigator, the prosecutor, and all their relatives.