YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. As of May 15, the legal bodies got 26 written reports from natural and legal persons concerning violations fixed during the RA National Assembly elections. 10 criminal actions were brought as a result of their discussion. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Prosecutor's General Office, besides the written reports got from natural and legal bodies, on the initiative of the Prosecutor's Office, materials were prepared based on 17 publications of press. The brought criminal actions are: 1. Resident of the city of Vayk Gerasim Zhora Margarian presented a report on April 4, 2007, to the Vayk Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia that at about 22:30 of the previous day, April 3, he was beaten in the territory of the Vorskan Taron unit by Bagrat Bagratian, the son of Sergey Bagratian, a candidate for deputy nominated at electoral district No39 by the majoritarian electoral system by the Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) party, and his two friends. G. Margarian mentioned in his explanation that he was beaten for propaganda against S. Bagratian, a candidate for deputy. Based on the results of discussion of the materials prepared at the Vayots Dzor Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, a criminal action was brought on April 9, 2007, based on Article 117 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, a preliminary investigation is held. 2. The entrance door of the room of the pre-electoral territorial office of the Bargavach Hayastan party, on the ground floor of the many-storied dwelling house No39, in the street of Narekatsi, Avan district, was blown up with the help of an explosive, placed by an unkwon man at about 05:30 of April 12, 2007. Finacial damage was done in the consequence of the explosion. A criminal action was brought on April 12, 2007, on the occasion of the case at the Nor Nork Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 185 and Part 1, Article 235 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. An investigation group was founded, preliminary examination is held. 3. The entrance door of the room of the Bargavach Hayastan party office placed in the address of Davit Anhaght 2, community of Kanaker-Zeytun was blown up by an unknown person at about 03:55 of April 12, 2007. Financial damage was done in the consequence of the explosion. A criminal action was brought on the same time, on the occasion of the case at the Kanaker-Zeytun Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia. The action was brought based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 185 and Part 1, Article 235 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. An examination group was founded, a preliminary investigation is held. 4. A report was got on April 11, 2007, at the Artik Investigation Department of the Police that at about 12:00 of the same day citizens of the city of Artik K. Petoyan, H. Hakobian, Z. Havasian and B. Petoyan argued with citizens of the same city V. Manukian and S. Poghosian for about 10 minutes, beat them, causing bodily injuries, at the Artik market for tearing out from the window of the Bargavach Hayastan party office placed on the ground floor of the building in the address of Sasuntsi Davit 45, the city of Artik, candidate for National Assembly deputy Mushegh Turinj Petoyan's photo fastened on the previous day. A criminal action was brought on the occasion of the case on April 11, 2007, at the Artik Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia. The action was brought based on Point 1, Part 3, Article 258 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. By the decision of April 22, 2007, the accusation presented earlier to K Petoyan, based on Point 1 and 4, Part 3, Article 258 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia was changed and a new accusation was presented, based on Part 1, Article 113 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. Taking into consideration that the defendant conciliated with injured S. Poghosian and V. Manukian, a decision was made on the same day on quashing the criminal action and stopping prosecution towards Karen Petoyan. 5. A report was got on April 7, 2007 at the Vagharshapat Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, from citizen of Vagharshapat A. Ghazarian that at about 15:00 of the same day, Hakob Rafik Hakobian, a deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, kidnapped his father, by using violence. It was found out with the help of the materials prepared at the Vagharshapat Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia that H. Hakobian with his driver and a Haykaz made S. Ghazarian sit in the black BMW car belonging to H. Hakobian and took him to cottage No4 of the Zvartnots restaurant complex of the district of Zvartnots. According to S. Ghazarian's report, H. Hakobian promised to give him 5000 U.S. dollars if his son, Vanik Ghazarian, did not go to the April 9 sitting of the Court of First Instance of the marz of Armavir and did not give evidence to the detriment of H. Hakobian. The issue of legality of Hakob Rafik Hakobian's registration as a deputy candidate at electoral district No19 was to be discussed during the court sitting. Based on the materials got at the Prosecutor's Office of the marz of Armavir, a criminal action was brought, based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, preliminary investigation is held. A decision was made on April 13, 2004 to involve Nshan Aslanian as a defendant, based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. N. Aslanian is accused of kidnapping S. Ghazarian, reaching preliminary agreement with Hakob Rafik Hakobian. 6. Grisha Yasha Virabian, a candidate for deputy from electoral district No17 of the city of Artashat, nominated at the National Assembly elections of the Republic of Armenia by the majoritarian electoral system presented a report on May 1, 2007 to the Artashat Police Department and stated that at the night of May 1 some Mihran, Ruben and Edik tore out 2 propaganda posters fastened in August 23 street of the city of Artashat and 1 propaganda poster fastened in the Yerevanian street of the same city, doing damage of 120 thousand drams. On the occasion of the report, materials were prepared at the Police Investigation Department of the marz of Ararat and, by the decision of May 4, 2007, a criminal action was brought, based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 177 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. A preliminary investigation is held. 7. Mels Srap Petrosian, the Chairman of the pre-electoral office of the Nzhdeh community center of S. Balasanian, a candidate for National Assembly deputy from the Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) party made a statement at about 14:00 of May 10, 2007 at the Gyumri No2 Police Department that during the period of time from 22:00, May 9, 2007 to 13:30, May 10, 2007, an unknown person attempted to fire the Orinats Yerkir party office functioning in front of Lazo street No41, the city of Gyumri. A criminal action was brought on the occasion of the case on May 10, 2007, at the Shirak Investigation Department of the Police of the Republic of Armenia. The action was brought based on Point 1, Part 2, Article 185 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. A preliminary investigation is held. 8. Sasun Mikayelian, a candidate for deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, nominated by the majoritarian electoral system at electoral district No 25, informed the Prosecutor's Office of the marz at about 03:00, of May 10, 2007 that according to information of his pre-electoral office, citizen of the city of Hrazdan Bella Melkonian gave money as electoral bribe in the Microregion district of the city of Hrazdan. Materials were prepared at the Prosecutor's Office of the marz on the occasion of the report and a criminal action was brought on May 10, 2007, based on Point 2, Part 2, Article 154 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia, a preliminary investigation is held. 9. Citizen of the village of Khachpar, the marz of Ararat, Khristapor Suren Babajanian presented a report to the Masis Police Department that at about 00:30 of May 13, he with his friend Babken Stepanian were at polling station 16/06 at secondary school No1 of the city of Masis. He and B. Stepanian are supporters of Tigran Stepanian, a candidate for deputy of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia nominated by the majoritarian electoral system. A person, who come out of the Jeep car approached to them at the mentioned time, pulled them and fired a shot. Another person also fired during the arisen alarm, after what the car left the place of accident. As a result of observation of the place of incident on the occasion of the report, a cartridge-case of a shot-gun was found and it was found out that glasses of the car were broken. A criminal action was brought at the Police Investigation Department of the marz of Masis on the occasion of the case, based on Part 4, Article 258 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. It was found out by the held preliminary examination that the Jeep Shanghai car with the 22 OU 009 state registration number is registered under the name of Samvel Sahakian, a candidate for deputy of the same electoral district. K. Avetisian, an employee of the Masis Tobacco LTD security service drove it. Chief of the same service Mushegh Lalazarian, who fired from a Saigon gun, was near him. Two guns were taken. M. Lalazarian was arrested. 10. Artak Babakhanian, a legal advisor of Rustam Gasparian, a candidate for deputy of electoral district No 21 made a report at the Armavir Police Department that two citizens gave electoral bribes in the Baghramian street of the city of Armavir, at about 11:00 of May 12, 2007. The mentioned people were invited to R. Gasparian's pre-electoral office and it was found out that the latters were Yeghishe Sargsian and Mher Ghandilian. It was found out that the first from them had 14 passports and lists filled in with data of 45 persons. Y. Sargsian and M. Ghandilian gave an explanation at the police that they were taken to R. Gasparian's pre-electoral office by force, where they were beaten. They disproved the circumstance of giving an electoral bribe to anybody. Materials were prepared on the occasion of the case at the Police Investigation Department of Armavir and a criminal action was brought on May 15, 2007, based on Part 2, Article 34-154 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia. A preliminary investigation is held. It was refused to bring criminal actions on other 3 cases as the done damages were of small size, the person committed the crime was a juvenile. Discussion of other 10 reports is still in process.

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