Anti-Corruption Committee announces arrests in alleged Prosperous Armenia vote-buying case

Four individuals have been arrested amid an ongoing investigation into alleged vote-buying involving the Prosperous Armenia Party, the Anti-Corruption Committee has announced.

The committee said a joint operation conducted with the police uncovered evidence that a parliamentary candidate from the Prosperous Armenia Party, who participated in the June 7 elections, acted together with party supporters and other accomplices to provide electoral bribes to a number of voters in the Vayots Dzor region in exchange for votes for the party.

According to the law enforcement agency, voters were also allegedly bribed to attend the party’s June 4 rally in Yerevan.

An audio recording obtained through surveillance, which allegedly captures the suspect discussing the scheme, has also been released.