Preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on voting instead of another person at polling station N 10/15 was completed in the Investigative Division of Kentron and Norq Marash administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee. On the base of the obtained evidence charge was pressed against the commission member of polling station N 10/15.

On December 6 a publication was inserted in the site of “Transparency International Anticorruption Center” informing that at polling station N 10/15 while signing in the voter list the voter noticed that there were signatures before the names of his brother and brother’s wife, however the commission refused to record the breach.

During preparation of materials the data of the voters who were involved in the voter lists of the polling station N 10/15 and instead of which somebody else had voted, were found.

A criminal case was initiated in the Investigative Division of Kentron and Norq Marash administrative districts according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code.

Necessary investigatory and procedural actions were conducted in the framework of preliminary investigation to provide the comprehensive, complete and objective investigation of all the circumstances of the case.

According to the obtained evidence the commission member of the mentioned polling station had voted instead of two voters of the same polling station.

According to preliminary investigation data, during referendum on Constitutional reforms held on December 6, 2015 the commission member of polling station N 10/15 G. Tumanyan wrote invented data in the register book before the names of the voters of the same polling station L. Harutyunyan and R. Harutyunyan, signed and voted instead of them.

On the base of the obtained evidence charge was pressed against G. Tumanyan according to the Article 153 of RA Criminal Code. Signature was chosen as a pretrial measure against him.

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.