Armenian university rector arrested on suspicion of running criminal syndicate

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The rector of the Armenian State Pedagogical University, Ms. Srbuhi Gevorgyan, along with the university's deputy rector, has been arrested on bribery-related charges, authorities said on Friday.

Several other university staff members were also arrested, according to a press release from the Anti-Corruption Committee.

Authorities stated that the individuals are suspected of "establishing and leading a criminal syndicate composed of various university employees, committing large-scale embezzlement and fraud, and receiving bribes."

Gevorgyan has served as rector since 2022.

Other details were not immediately available. 

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