In the framework of the criminal case investigated in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee initiated on voting instead of another person at polling station N 30/21 in Vanadzor all the circumstances of the case were found; the author of the report assured that the call on voting instead of his family members had been in the result of misunderstanding.

On December 6, 2015 at 16:10 the resident of Vanadzor S. Soghomonyan submitted a report informing that on the same day at 14:50 she attended the polling station N 30/21 located at 49 Nizam, Vanadzor to take part in the voting in referendum on Constitutional reforms but she found that an unidentified person had voted instead of her parents and brother.

On December 6, 2015 a criminal case was initiated in Lori Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code.

Necessary investigatory actions were conducted to provide the comprehensive, complete and objective investigation of circumstances of the case. The person who had submitted the report – Syuzanna Soghomonyan, her parents, brother, commission members, head of the commission were interrogated in the result of which the crime was not grounded.

According to the evidence obtained through preliminary investigation S. Soghomonyan’s parents and brother took part in referendum and no one had voted instead of them and S. Soghomonyan’s report was submitted in the result of misunderstanding.

S. Soghomonyan is a lawyer and on referendum day she conducted an observation mission. She went to polling station N 30/21 to participate in referendum as a voter where she noticed that there were passport data, signature, seal before the names of her parents Ashot and Lala Soghomonyans, as well as her brother Manuk Soghomonyan after which she called her mother to find out if the family members had participated in voting. During telephone conversation her mother said “no” and S. Soghomonyan supposed that they had not participated in voting and somebody else had voted instead of them, so she submitted a written report. However, later she found that they had participated in voting personally and by saying “no” her mother meant that they had voted “no” in referendum on Constitutional reforms. S. Soghomonyan’s parents, brother also gave a similar testimony.

Through preliminary investigation it was grounded that during referendum on RA Constitutional reforms held on December 6, 2015 Ashot Soghomonyan, Lala Soghomonyan and Manuk Soghomonyan had participated in referendum at polling station N 30/21 and nobody else had voted instead of them.

On the base of the evidence obtained by the investigative body the proceeding of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of Soghomonyans at polling station N 30/21 was terminated according to the Points 1 and 2 of the Part 1 of the Article 35 of RA Criminal Procedure Code based on the absence of crime.