Charge pressed against member of commission of polling station N 8/08 for voting instead of another person
In the framework of the criminal case investigated in the Investigative Division of Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee charge was pressed against the member of commission of polling station N 8/08 in Yerevan, V. Ateyan for voting instead of another person at the same polling station.
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.
Preliminary investigation is ongoing.
Thus, as of December 30, 30 criminal cases on electoral breaches on voting day of referendum on Constitutional reforms initiated according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code - voting more than once or instead of another person are investigated in the proceeding of territorial subdivisions of RA Investigative Committee.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
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16.03.16, 09:04In the framework of 33 criminal cases on electoral breaches investigated in Investigative Committee charge pressed against 36 persons30 criminal cases on 33 accused were already sent to court. -
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23.02.16, 16:12Secretary of electoral commission charged with voting instead of other personsPreliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of other persons in polling station N 9/17 was completed. -
19.02.16, 13:02Commission member of polling station N 32/18 charged with voting instead of other personsThe person who had voted instead of other persons in polling station N 32/18 was identified. -
18.02.16, 14:03Preliminary investigation of criminal case initiated on attempt to vote instead of other persons in polling station N 2/11 completedPreliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on attempt to vote instead of other persons in polling station N 2/11 was completed. -
18.02.16, 13:58Preliminary investigation of criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person in polling station N 2/06 completedPreliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person in polling station N 2/06 was completed.