ACCORDING TO PROSECUTOR GENERAL’ OFFICE, DURING VOTING THERE WAS "MUCH
INFORMATION NOT CORRESPONDING TO REALITY"

YEREVAN, MAY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. According to website of the RA
Prosecutor General’s Office, the duty unit of the prosecutor’s office
on May 12 received calls about inaccuracies in voter lists,
particularly about names not included in a voter list, in connection
with which citizens were explained their rights. The press release at
the website says that "there has been much information about invented
violations not corresponding to reality", which is being spread by
candidates nominated by the majoritarian and proportional electoral
systems and their pre-election headquarters. "Concrete polling
stations are indicated to make such invented violations trustworthy,
which at the same time allows to check recieved information
operatively," the website informs, giving as examples the statements
issued by the pre-election headquarters of some parties. According to
these statements, as early as at 3 am of May 12 voting was held at
Zvartnots Airport, a case of disappearance of ballots was registered
in electoral district No 12, as well as a case of ballot filling was
registered in Yeghvard, while the persons trying to prevent it were
beaten.

The prosecutor’s office indiated that all this information "does not
correspond to reality".

In particular, it is noted that as of 3 pm May 12, the RA Prosecutor
General’s Office received 7 written reports on criminal violations of
the electoral right during voting, based on which materials are being
prepared. 5 violations were registered in marzes, 2 – in Yerevan. As
of 3 pm, law enforcement bodies received no information about
disappearance of ballots. "The voting is proceeding without serious
violations and we are appealing to the candidates to avoid publishing
false information," the website says.