Ten arrested in Armenia bribery investigation, including bailiff service officials

Senior regional officials of Armenia’s bailiff service have been arrested along with several other individuals as part of an ongoing corruption investigation, authorities said Friday.

According to the Anti-Corruption Committee, 10 people have been arrested in a criminal investigation into cases of receiving and giving bribes. Those arrested include the head of the Shirak Territorial Division of the Compulsory Enforcement Service (Armenia’s bailiff service) of the Ministry of Justice and two other officials.

The three officials have been remanded in pre-trial detention, while alternative preventive measures have been applied to the other defendants.