RA interior minister refuses to name country exerting pressure on  Armenian voters

ArmInfo.  After receiving information from the Foreign Intelligence Service regarding external pressure on voters, police officers conducted verification work, which resulted in some factual data. RA Minister of Internal Affairs  Arpine Sargsyan announced this to journalists on March 20.

Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs  reported that the Foreign Intelligence Service's data regarding  external pressure on Armenian voters had been received by the  Ministry of Internal Affairs and a report compiled on this basis had  been forwarded to the Investigative Committee. According to the  Foreign Intelligence Service, "in a certain country (the name is not  specified), various individuals, acting on behalf of the special  services, are attempting to exert pressure on Armenian entrepreneurs  and citizens of Armenia, encouraging them to support certain  political forces participating in the parliamentary elections." In  this regard, the Minister noted that if one analyzes the  Investigative Committee's statement, the section regarding the  Ministry of Internal Affairs' report on the crime reveals that the  Investigative Committee's statement provides some clarifications  regarding the activities of parties in Armenia's political arena,  their representatives, and other actors. The Minister emphasized that  she is currently unable to provide information regarding the country  in which the aforementioned events took place. "I ask that you  monitor the Investigative Committee's reports to gain a clearer  understanding of this matter," Arpine Sargsyan noted, adding that any  information received from outside the country will be the focus of  the Ministry of Internal Affairs' attention.