Anti-Corruption Committee reports detention of candidates for  parliament from Armenia bloc

ArmInfo. During the investigation of the criminal case initiated by the Anti-Corruption Committee, it was revealed that several residents of the Shirak  region were paid electoral bribes of varying amounts to vote for the  Armenia bloc, as well as to recruit individuals willing to vote in  exchange for electoral bribes.

As reported by the committee's press service, based on measures taken  by the RA Anti-Corruption Committee and the RA National Security  Service, during an investigation initiated by the Anti-Corruption  Committee, factual information was uncovered indicating that  candidates for the RA National Assembly from the "Armenia" bloc,  along with their supporters and other individuals, offered electoral  bribes of varying amounts to several residents of the Shirak region  in exchange for voting for the bloc in the National Assembly  elections. They also recruited individuals willing to vote for the  bloc in exchange for electoral bribes. A number of individuals have  been detained in connection with the incident, and searches and other  procedural actions have been conducted as part of the criminal  investigation initiated by the RA Anti- Corruption Committee," the  statement reads.