DATA ON RECOUNT OF VOTES IN 34 POLLING STATIONS: FALSIFICATIONS ARE REVEALED ONLY IN ONE POLLING STATION; HEAD OF COMMISSION ARRESTED

Mediamax
February 22, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Staff of Armenian presidential candidate Serzh
Sarkisian provided data on recount of votes in 34 polling stations.

Mediamax reports that, according to the given data, in the overwhelming
majority of cases, the results of recount remained unchanged, or
there were only minor changes.

An exception was the polling station 9/31 in Yerevan "Kentron"
community, where the recount revealed falsifications in favor of
Serzh Sarkisian. According to the results of recount, it turned out
that 396 electors voted for Serzh Sarkisian, and not 709, as it was
stated in the protocol.

As Mediamax was told in the press service of the General Prosecutor’s
Office of Armenia, a criminal case is initiated on the fact
of falsification of elections results against the members of the
electoral commission of 9/31. Chairman of the commission Eduard
Aghajanian is arrested.

The investigation on the case is carried out by the Special
Investigatory Service of Armenia.