Coalition party warns Armenia may turn into mafia republic

Arminfo
1 Mar 05

YEREVAN

The Orinats Yerkir [Law-Governed Country] Party, which is a member of
the ruling coalition, condemns the crime situation in Armenia, a
member of the Orinats Yerkir faction, Gagik Avetyan, told the National
Assembly today.

The criminal world has become embedded in some government structures
in the republic, he noted. Permissiveness and irresponsibility have
become visit cards of certain circles, he said. Avetyan stressed that
Armenia will turn into a clan and mafia republic in the near future
unless timely measures are taken to rectify the situation, which is
possible only by means of consolidating the forces concerned about the
future of the Armenian nation.

Another member of Orinats Yerkir, Ovannes Markaryan, said that
corruption has penetrated all the government structures of the
republic, budget spending and state procurement are not properly
overseen and officials frequently abuse power.