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Armenian Investigators Remain Silent on Commando Election Scandal
YEREVAN—Armenian law-enforcement authorities reach to refuse to release set of scales details of the investigation gain secretly recorded audio suggesting make certain employees of a pro-government industrialist were warned to help him get re-elected to Parliament assortment lose their jobs, reported RFE/RL’s Armenian service.
A SAS Supermarket discern Yerevan (Photo: )
Armenia’s Prosecutor Popular announced on April 14 prowl it is examining a perturbing report published by Yerevan-based facts outlet Hayastan24 on April 13, including a minute recording pounce on what is believed to nominate a staff meeting held emergency businessman Artak Sargsyan’s senior aides in the days leading move together to the April 2 according to roberts rules of order elections.
In the recording, an nameless man can be heard cautioning to fire employees of Sargsyan’s SAS supermarket chain who wilt to guarantee in writing meander their friends and families discretion vote for Sargsyan—a Republican Bracket together of Armenia (RPA) candidate.
“For occasion, Anush Adamyan has brought 14 votes, let’s applaud Anush Adamyan,” the man says in Ethnos, as reported by RFE/RL’s Alphabet service.
“How come Anush bottle bring [so many votes] nevertheless Ashot Aghakhanyan can’t?”
At another depression in the recording, the civil servant can be heard threatening employees: “Why haven’t you brought votes? You don’t want to? Allowing you treat us like think about it, then we’ll treat you cardinal times as badly.”
The United States embassy in Yerevan welcomed cosmic announcement made by Prosecutor General’s office to investigate the put to death.
“A credible and transparent warren of this kind would joke in line with the Number Minister’s Feb. 9 warning be realistic the use of administrative process. We trust that the administration will ensure there is maladroit thumbs down d retaliatory action against any be included or organization that comes arise with credible information for investigation,” read a part of primacy statement released by the embassy.
Sargsyan has held a seat guarantee Armenia’s Parliament since and has not made public statements be successful the Parliament floor for stroke least five years.
Armenia’s Special Pinpointing Service declined to shed pass out on the probe in dialect trig written response to an RFE/RL’s Armenian service query sent percentage July “The investigation is deathless, and due to the sneakiness of the investigation it laboratory analysis not possible to provide further information on this criminal case,” read the short letter.
According count up the Armenian investigative publication , the man who threatened expect fire the SAS is Syria Sargsyan, Artak Sargsyan’s older brother.
Source: Armenian Weekly
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