CIVILITAS STATEMENT

JUNE 14, 2012 For the past two weeks, the attention and resources of the Civilitas Foundation and CivilNet.am have been diverted from our mission. Rather than focusing on our work to strengthen civil society and offer alternative sources of reliable

CHRONOLOGY

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.

NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE STATEMENT

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

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

TRANSACTION SUMMARY

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