Two "Strong Armenia" bloc parliamentary candidates detained, four  others wanted

ArmInfo.Two candidates running for parliament under the "Strong Armenia" bloc have been detained, and a search has been declared for four others, according  to a statement from the press service of the Investigative Committee  (IC) of Armenia.

The agency recalled that the  Main Directorate for Investigation of  Particularly Important Cases and Electoral Crimes had previously  initiated criminal proceedings against six parliamentary candidates  from the "Strong Armenia" bloc in connection with a criminal case  involving bribery and money laundering on an especially large scale  (Part 2 of Article 46-236 and Clause 3 of Part 3 of Article 296 of  the Criminal Code of Armenia). 

"During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, two  citizens were arrested, and four were placed on a wanted list for  further detention," the Investigative Committee concluded.

Recall, attorney Tatevik Sogoyan previously reported that one of the  detainees is Sasun Badoyan, a candidate for the "Strong Armenia" bloc  and the father of a serviceman who died in the 44-day war.