The head of the public organization is accused of embezzling 300 thousand EUR

ArmInfo. A preliminary investigation is continuing in the criminal case involving the theft of a large amount of money from the EU grant funds.

According to the press service of the RA Investigative Committee, as a result of a comprehensive investigation, it was reported that the thefts were committed from the grant funds allocated by the delegation of the European Union to Armenia, to implement a poverty reduction program in Armenia by developing tourism.

Sufficient evidence has been obtained that the head of the PO has drawn up false documents regarding the implementation of the program, presented them to the office of the EU delegation in Armenia. Based on the latter, he, with the help of the program manager of the office, embezzled funds in especially large amounts.  According to preliminary data, the embezzled sum is about 300 thousand euros.