National Assembly candidate from Strong Armenia bloc arrested

ArmInfo. A candidate for deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the "Strong Armenia" bloc has been arrested. The Investigative Committee of the  Republic of Armenia reported this.

According to the source, investigative actions carried out as part of  the criminal case have uncovered more than 100 cases of giving and  receiving electoral bribes. Specifically, clear evidence has been  obtained that A.E., a candidate from the "Strong Armenia" party, is  being held in the National Assembly. (Ashot Yeghiazaryan - ed.) by  prior agreement with a group of individuals, gave electoral bribes  ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 drams to more than 100 voters in the  Artashat community, on the condition that they vote for a bloc in the  RA National Assembly elections on June 7, 2026.

During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, a criminal  case was initiated against candidate A.Ye. by decision of the  supervising prosecutor under Part 2 of Article 219 (giving electoral  bribes) and Part 3 of Clause 3 of Article 296 (money laundering on an  especially large scale) of the RA Criminal Code.  Arrest was ordered  against the suspect as a preventive measure. The preliminary  investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.