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June 1, 2012Vartan Oskanian is summoned by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) to give testimony as a witness in an investigation concerning money laundering (Criminal Code section 190, article 3) and involving the Civilitas Foundation and its founder, Vartan Oskanian.

Armenia 153 Azerbaijan 77 Georgia 39 Turkey 75 Slovenia 83 Canada 11 *measured across 183 economies based on the total tax rate, time taken to comply, and number of tax payments, out of 183 economies Source: pwc.com

NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE STATEMENTUnofficial translationJune 12, 2012 On May 25, 2012, a criminal case was initiated by the National Security Criminal Investigation Department of the Republic of Armenia in the case of legalization of a particularly large amount of illicit

THE POLITICAL CONTEXT: CIVILITAS The Civilitas Foundation was created in 2008 according to the laws of the Republic of Armenia, namely the Law on Foundations. It is a non-profit organization mandated to help strengthen civil society by engaging in civil

American businessman and philanthropist Jon Huntsman, Sr, has aided Armenia in various ways since the earthquake of 1988. Among many other charitable contributions, he built a high school in Gyumri and an entire residential district as well. Mr. Huntsman also

Armenia 149 Azerbaijan 172 Georgia 112 Russia 173 Turkey 121 Iran 192 Source: freedomhouse.org

Armenia 115 Azerbaijan 132 Georgia 141 Russia 153 Slovakia 26 Iceland 1 Source: visionofhumanity.org

Armenia 56% Azerbaijan 69% Georgia 72% Russia 55% Germany 91% USA 82% Source: gallup.com

Armenia 100 Azerbaijan 116 Georgia 77 Russia 95 Turkey 27 Iran 112 * The LPI measures on-the-ground trade logistics network efficiency on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best), in 155 countries Source: worldbank.org

2002 87% 2005 86% 2008 79% 2011 74% Source: minfin.am