In the framework of the criminal case investigated in the Investigative Division of Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee the person who had voted instead of another person in polling station N 4/26 was identified.

On December 6, 2015 information was received from Police Headquarter of Yerevan informing that an unidentified person had voted instead of another person in polling station N 4/26. Necessary measures were taken in the Investigative Division of Arabkir administrative district to find the circumstance mentioned in the report, to identify the person instead of whom somebody else had voted.

During preparation of materials it was found that the person instead of whom somebody else had voted was Gahanna Gyulnazaryan who had gone to polling station N 4/26 to take part in referendum on Constitutional reforms held on December 6, 2015 and found that somebody else had voted instead of her.

A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Arabkir 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 that the commission member of the mentioned polling station had voted instead of G. Gyulnazaryan.

According to preliminary investigation data, the commission member of polling station N 4/26, D. Azatyan filled in before G. Gyulnazaryan’s name, signed and voted instead of her.

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

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