FIFTH IN SUCCESSION CRIMINAL CASE ON ELECTION RIGGING SUBMITTED TO THE COURT
ArmInfo
2007-06-01 16:28:00
The fifth in succession criminal case on violations during May 12
parliamentary election in Armenia has been submitted to the court.
The press-service of Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office reports that
Aragatsotn Regional Prosecutor’s Office has completed investigating
the falsifications in the 55th polling station of the 14th electoral
district. The investigation showed that Head of the Election Commission
of the above polling station Jivan Sargsyan cancelled several
ballot-papers for his own interest. These were the ballot-papers
in favor of the National Democratic Party (3), National Unity (6),
Democratic Way (2), Democratic Party of Armenia (1), People’s Party
of Armenia (2), and Communist Party of Armenia (2).
Moreover, he did not calculate a vote in favor of Dashink, 17 votes
in favor of the United Labour Party and "added" 15, 20 and 1 votes to
ARFD, RPA and Republic party, respectively. J. Sargsyan calculated
the votes independently taking advantage of tiredness and trust of
the Commission members. Sargsyan pled guilty and admitted that the
Commission members signed the final protocol without checking as
they trusted in him. Sargsyan is charged with Article 150 of Armenian
Criminal Code. The criminal case was submitted to the First Instance
Court of Aragatsotn region on May 31.
Earlier, 4 criminal cases against 13 people were submitted to the
court, including 10 members of election commission members.