The working group formed at the RA Prosecutor General's Office for the early elections of the RA National Assembly has summed up the outcomes of the reports from 8.00 to 13.00 during 20 June - the polling day.

 

 

In particular, 64 reports and alerts of such nature were received out of which 11 were media publications, 28 reports received by natural entities, including received through the hotline of the RA Prosecutor General's Office, 2 - posts made by the citizens in the social networks and 23 - operative data received from the police officers.

 

 

From the reports and alerts on criminal offences:

 

 

• 16 – cases of breaching the confidentiality of ballot (Article 154 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 1 - breach of the procedure for compilation of voters lists, dissemination to citizens and parties or publication (Article 152 of the RA Criminal Code)
• 6 - on giving electoral bribe, mediation to bribe (Article 154.2 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 16 - hindrance to implementation of the right to elect (Article 149 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 2 – hindrance to the election campaign (Article 149.1 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 4  - violence in the precinct center or in the area adjacent to its entrance (Article 149.2 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 15 - voting more than once (Article 153 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 1  -  preparation of electoral documents, envelopes or stamps or other documents or   (Article 152 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 1 -  falsification of the results of elections (Article 150 of the RA Criminal Code),
• 2 -  others.

 

Regarding 64 reports on electoral crime allegations which were abstract and had general nature, were sent to the RA Police to undertake necessary verification measures.

 

 

From the mentioned 64 reports, 26 reports were sent for investigation or preliminary investigation with the instruction to prepare materials in the manner prescribed by Articles 180-181 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code.

 

 

In the result of operative-investigative measures undertaken in regard with a report a criminal case was initiated under Article 149.2, part 2 and Article 154.4 of the RA Criminal Code and the preliminary investigation is underway.