Arrests made at Strong Armenia party office amid vote-buying investigation

Several individuals have been arrested at the Yerevan office of the “Strong Armenia” party in the Avan administrative district amid an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged vote-buying and violations of restrictions on pre-election charitable activities, the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia confirmed.

“We confirm that a group of individuals has been arrested within the framework of a criminal proceeding initiated on the grounds of vote-buying and violation of restrictions on charitable activities. Additional information will be provided later if necessary,” the committee said.

Other details were not immediately available.

The “Strong Armenia” party is led by business tycoon Samvel Karapetyan and intends to run in the June 7 parliamentary elections.