RA Investigative Committee initiated 10 criminal cases related to  violations  during  Gyumri Council of Elders elections 

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia has initiated 10 criminal cases regarding the violations that occurred during the snap elections to  the Council of Elders of Gyumri on March 30, 2025.

As reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee of  the Republic of Armenia, the cases were initiated based on reports  from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor's Office of  the Republic of Armenia. They involve violations of voting secrecy,  hindrance of the right to participate in elections and obstruction of  election commissions' activities. The criminal proceedings concern  the theft of items essential for organizing the electoral process and  spreading public statements encouraging hatred, discrimination,  intolerance or hostility, as well as engaging in hooliganism.  Preliminary investigations are currently ongoing for all 10 of these  criminal cases.