Head of Vorotan detained

ArmInfo. Administrative head of the Vorotan settlement of the Syunik region, Suren Ohanjanyan, was detained. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative  Committee of Armenia.

According to the source: "In the result of large-scale investigative  and other procedural actions conducted within the criminal case  initiated on the base of materials prepared on the publication  entitled "Legal Bribe? Or?...Head of Goris Community does not Agree"  inserted on "facebook" website by "aravot.am" user on 10 June, 2021  and investigated in General Department of Investigation of  Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee  factual data were obtained on the allegation that ahead of elections  of National Assembly held on 20 June, 2021 the head of Vorotan  village of Goris community of Syunik province organized meetings with  the residents of the same village and the head of Goris community  Arush Arushanyan was also present at meetings. The head of Vorotan  offered the residents to submit applications to the head of Goris  community to receive social assistance guaranteeing that they would  be sufficed.  As a result, 31 people submitted applications which  were sufficed by the decision of the acting head of Goris community  dated 09.06.2021. 

It was found out that most of the applicants were the family members  of the head of Vorotan. 

At the same time data were obtained that the head of Vorotan told  some citizens that in order to receive social assistance it was  necessary to participate in elections and vote for the alliance  "Armenia". 

Considering that in the factual data obtained through the criminal  case - the cases of giving social assistance to residents by the  decision of the acting head of Goris community there were features of  crime envisaged by the Parts 1 and 2 of the Article 1542 of RA  Criminal Code (giving and receiving electoral bribe), on 8 July, 2021  a new criminal case was initiated according to the Parts 1 and 2 of  the Article 1542 of RA Criminal Code which was received in the  proceeding of the RA Special Investigatory Service, according to  investigative subordination. An investigative group was formed of the  investigators of the RA Special Investigatory Service and the RA  Investigative Committee. 

On 9 July, 2021 searches were conducted in the working room and  apartment of the head of Vorotan during which weapon and ammunition  were found in the apartment the legality of which is being checked. 

The head of Vorotan was arrested on suspicion of committing crime  envisaged by the Part 2 of the Article 1542 of RA Criminal Code. 

Preliminary investigation is ongoing."