In the pre-election stage of the extraordinary elections of the National Assembly, to be held on June 20, 2021, H.E., a candidate for deputy nominated by the alliance “Pativ Unem” parties with prior concept with the citizens G.A. and M.U., offered and promised to give election bribes to a number of residents of Kanakar-Zeytun community. AMD 20 thousand were offered as a bribe for each vote, the payment of which was going to be done on June 17, 2021.

 

On June 18, 2021, H.E. was arrested.

 

On June 19, 2021, the court granted the complaint submitted by H.E.'s defense attorney, approving the illegality of depriving H.E. of his liberty and obliged the body conducting the proceedings to immediately release H.E., after which H.E. crossed the RA state border.

 

On June 21, 2021, H.E. was involved as an accused. He is wanted.

 

According to the decision of the Court of First Instance of Yerevan city on June 24, 2021, detention was chosen as a measure of restraint against H.E.

 

On September 22, 2023, the investigator conducting the proceedings adopted a decision on conducting the proceedings in absentia against the accused H.E.

 

On September 29, 2023, the Prosecutor adopted a secession on amending and supplementing the public criminal prosecution initiated against H.E. and initiating new public criminal prosecution under Clause 1, Part 4 of Article 154.2 of the Criminal Code adopted on 18.04.2003 (giving election bribes by a group of persons with prior consent).

 

On October 2, 2023, the Prosecutor approved the indictment and submitted it to the Anti-Corruption Court along with the materials of the remote criminal proceedings.

 

At the same time, a motion was filed to the court to hold a trial in absentia against H.E.

 

Notice:  A person charged with any crime shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code—by the judgment came into legal force.