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The Central Electoral Commission on Wednesday greenlighted the prosecution’s request to indict and arrest Davit Ghazinyan, a parliamentary candidate who ran for office on the Strong Armenia ticket, his fellow bloc member and lawyer Aram Vartevanyan has said.
Under the law, authorities must obtain the Electoral Commission’s consent before charging or arresting registered parliamentary candidates.
Ghazinyan is suspected of involvement in a vote-buying scheme.
He denies wrongdoing.
The Anti-Corruption Committee said on June 6 that it had uncovered new cases of alleged vote-buying by members of the Strong Armenia bloc. On the same day, the law enforcement agency asked the prosecution to request that the CEC strip Ghazinyan of immunity.