Preliminary investigation of criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person in polling station N 2/06 completed
Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person in polling station N 2/06 was completed in the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Norq administrative districts of the RA Investigative Committee.
Through preliminary investigation conducted in the framework of the criminal case it was grounded that during the referendum on Constitutional reforms held on December 6, 2016 the resident of Yerevan K. Ghazaryan went to polling station N 2/06 for the purpose of voting instead of another person, approached the commission member, presented a passport of the voter of the mentioned polling station R. Berezovski with false data, signed in the voter register before the latter’s name, received the polling ballot and cast into the ballot box thus voting instead of another person.
On the base of the obtained evidence charge was pressed against K. Ghazaryan according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code for voting instead of another person.
The criminal case with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor supervising the legality of preliminary investigation. The bill of indictment was confirmed and the criminal case was sent to court.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.