ArmInfo.The Criminal Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Mher Arghamanyan, rejected the appeal against the decision of the first instance court, which refused to satisfy the petition to release head of the Goris community Arush Arushanyan, on bail.
Arrested mayor of Goris Arush Arushanyan will take part in the elections to local self-government bodies, which will be held on October 17. Arushanyan will take part in the elections as a member of the "Reviving Armenia" and "National Agenda" bloc of parties. The bloc will be named after him "Arush Arushanyan". According to his lawyers, the arrest is not a legal obstacle to participation in the elections. Earlier, in the court of first instance, the lawyers petitioned for his release, because in this way, among other things, Arushanyan's right to elect and be elected were violated. "
To recall, mayor of Goris, Arush Arushanyan, who was included in the electoral list of the Hayastan bloc headed by 2nd RA President Robert Kocharian, was charged under paragraph 2 of part 4 of Article 35- 154.2, paragraph 4 of part 2 of Article 38- 149 and part 3 of article 38-154.2. Earlier, the SIS reported that Arushanyan met with head of the Karahunj community Lusine Avetyan a few days before the early elections and offered material assistance to those voters who promised to vote for the bloc. L.A. refused, the planned crime was not brought to an end due to circumstances beyond Arushanyan's control.
It was reported that on April 28 L.A. at the request of Arushanyan, organized a meeting with residents who asked for help in solving their problems. Then the City Hall of Goris transferred 100,000 - 220,000 AMD. Arushanyan is charged with obstructing the free expression of the will of citizens, using the service dependency to vote in favor of the said bloc. So, he instructed L.A. head the campaign headquarters in Karahunj and pool resources for campaigning in favor of the "Armenia" bloc. Taking advantage of the vulnerable position of voters, L.A. forced them to vote in favor of the bloc. July 15 this year The Central Election Commission (CEC) supported the petitions of the prosecutor's office to initiate a criminal case against the head of the Goris community and to agree to his imprisonment.