YEREVAN. – Arsen Hovhannesyan, chief specialist at Social Service Regional Department of Armenia’s Ararat city, was caught Wednesday, by National Security Service (NSS) agents, while taking a bribe. 

Hovhannesyan had demanded 50,000 drams (approx. US$ 130) from citizen A. in order to assign him monthly benefits.

A criminal case is launched, and NSS is conducting the respective investigation, NSS Press Center informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.