Armenia`s Anti-Corruption Committee  initiated proceedings on cases  of electoral bribery in Gyumri ahead of the upcoming elections 

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has initiated criminal proceedings for giving and receiving electoral bribes, as well as violating the ban on  charity during elections. The reports on the alleged crimes, as  reported by the press service of the Committee, were provided by  the  Criminal Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National  Security Service of Armenia.

According to the information received, a voter was offered a bribe in  exchange for a promise to vote for a proposed candidate in the snap  elections to the Council of Elders of Gyumri. Information has also  been received about the identity of the party member who is running  for the Council of Elders and his authorized representatives. They,  under the pretext of charitable assistance, promised to give money  for the purchase of firewood, paving streets, purchasing clothes and  other property. 

The Anti-Corruption Committee, along with the Criminal Police and the  National Security Service, is taking all necessary measures to  clarify all the circumstances of the above-mentioned cases and  establish the circle of persons related to them. The agency has also  published an audio recording of the conversation.