Fourteen people have been arrested on charges of to giving, assist in, and receiving election bribes as part of a group, Armenian News-NEWS.am was informed by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia.
Based on the measures taken by the National Security Service of Armenia, the Anti-Corruption Committee initiated a criminal proceeding, which revealed that the candidate who heads the electoral list of the opposition Strong Armenia party, nominated for the regular elections of the Stepanavan city council to be held on Sunday, had bought votes from several dozen voters from various settlements in the city, with the assistance of candidates for council members as well as persons acting on behalf of the aforesaid party, on the condition that they vote for this during the elections.
In addition, the investigation revealed that the same candidate had prepared to buy votes from more than three dozen other voters, with the assistance of candidates for council members, on the condition of voting for the aforementioned party.
A number of persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, as well as searches and some other procedural actions have been carried out under the criminal proceeding initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia.