ArmInfo. According to the situation at 14:00 local time, the staff of the Office of the Ombudsman of Armenia studied 73 reports on alleged violations during the ongoing elections to the Yerevan City Council of Elders.
As the press service of the Ombudsman's office told ArmInfo, 4 more messages were received by the hotline of the Ombudsman's office. According to all reports, explanations were given in an expedited order. "The reports mainly concern clusters at polling stations and election headquarters, violations of on-line video broadcasting, equipping the polling station, and voting rules. Messages involving the crime were recorded for further referral to criminal structures. The Office of the Ombudsman is particularly attentive to the reports on the obstruction of journalists and observers," the report said.
Meanwhile, as the press service of the Armenian Police told ArmInfo, on the situation at 15:00 on May 14, the department received 14 reports on violations during the elections to the Council of Elders of Yerevan. All messages are under study.