Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person in polling station N 8/08 was completed in the Investigative Division of Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee.

On December 6, 2015 a publication was inserted in news site “hetq.am” which said that Hasmik Rafayelyan with her mother and sister went to polling station N 8/08 to take part in referendum. There they found that somebody else had already voted instead of them; there were passport data and signatures of other persons.

A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Malatia-Sebastia administrative district according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code.

In the result of investigatory actions conducted in the framework of the criminal case sufficient data were obtained on the allegation that the commission member of the same polling station had voted instead of the mentioned persons. 

According to preliminary investigation data, during referendum on Constitutional reforms held on December 6, 2015 the member of the commission of polling station N 8/08 V. Ateyan had written invented passport data before the names of the voters of the same polling station Hasmik Rafayelyan, Siranush  Rafayelyan and Sandukht Rafayelyan, signed instead of them in the register book then cast three ballots in the ballot box thus voting instead of other persons. 

On the base of the obtained evidence charge was pressed against V. Ateyan according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code.

The criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the legality of preliminary investigation.

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.