As a result of large-scale activities carried out by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, factual information was obtained that a group of people intended to distribute electoral bribes in order to vote for them in the council elections held in Vagharshapat community of Armavir region of RA. The Anti-Corruption Committee informs about this.

“In order to carry out the criminal intention, the members of the group recruited mainly members of the Republican Party of Armenia, who had wide connections and many acquaintances among the public. As a result, more than five dozen people were promised electoral bribes in the amount of AMD 50,000 each, on the condition that they vote for the candidate of the “Homeland” party in the elections.

In order to complete the crime and for this purpose to fully control the process, the members of the group made a clear distribution of roles, made lists of recruited voters, and on the day of the election were in telephone contact with the recruited citizens.

As a result of the search, documents containing handwritten notes on the persons who accepted the offer to receive election bribes and assisted in paying election bribes, lists of voters and polling stations were found and taken.

62 persons were arrested and public prosecutions were instituted in criminal proceedings, some of whom pleaded guilty to the charges and gave confessions. The proceedings against some of the accused were dismissed and sent to the court with an indictment,” says the message.

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