Investigative operations are underway in several Armenian communities in connection with suspected election-related corruption offenses, and several people have been detained, Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee said, according to Panorama.am.
“As part of criminal proceedings initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee concerning election-related corruption offenses, evidence-gathering and other procedural measures are being carried out in several communities across Armenia. There are also individuals who have been detained. In the interests of the preliminary investigation, we cannot provide further information at this time,” the Anti-Corruption Committee said.
Earlier, Mane Tandilyan, leader of the Country to Live party, reported that on the morning of October 24, law enforcement officers had taken Arthur Astoyan, the party’s candidate for community head in Artik, into custody, along with several members of his team.
Meanwhile, according to Hraparak, representatives of the Homeland party were also taken into custody in Artik that morning, including party members and candidates for the community council.
Local government elections are scheduled for October 25 in several Armenian communities, including Artik.
