Russian-Armenians` participation in Armenia`s electoral processes  focus of country`s law enforcement system

ArmInfo.The participation of Russian-Armenians in Armenia's electoral processes is the focus of the country's law enforcement system. RA Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan told reporters on June 12, responding to a question about how many Russian-Armenians participated in the nationwide vote.

The minister noted that both the National Security Service and the  Foreign Intelligence Service are handling the matter. Sargsyan  refrained from naming the exact number of such citizens, but noted  that the entire process is the focus of law enforcement's attention.  She added that such cases have indeed occurred, and that some have  even been detained. Investigations are underway into all such cases.  If it was discovered that voters' rights had been interfered with or  obstructed, those individuals were immediately detained and then  transferred to pretrial investigation agencies.

The minister declined to specify the number of detainees, stating  only that the investigation was ongoing.  "Our life does not end on  election day, and we continue operational and intelligence  activities. Investigative agencies continue their preliminary  investigation, and I assure you that there will be arrests, and if  necessary, very strict preventive measures," the minister said.

She added that current electoral legislation provides political  forces with sufficient mechanisms to monitor the voting process.  Specifically, candidates' and parties' representatives are present at  polling stations, and the vote count is conducted under video  surveillance and live streaming.

Speaking about election violations, Sargsyan noted that there were  many such cases. "However, I haven't seen a single one that was  supported by concrete facts. When we asked their authors to file an  official report of the crime, they refused," the head of the Ministry  of Internal Affairs noted.