In jail died a well-known oppositionist in Armenia

In Armenia, Arsen Gevorgyan, who was nominated for the post of head of the Stepanavan community from the opposition party “Strong Armenia” died in a pre-trial detention center. The cause of death was a heart attack. The information was confirmed in the party of Samvel Karapetyan, Sputnik Armenia reported. At the time of his death, Gevorgian was 46 years old.

Gevorgyan was detained on October 21, 4 days before the municipal elections. The court sent him into custody for 2 months on charges of bribery to voters. Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Committee published a video, which, according to the Agency, captured the distribution of money in the office of the opposition candidate. The party called the accusations political persecution and absurd.

In the case of voter bribery, 24 people were detained in Stepanavan. Among them were 4 candidates for the Council of Elders. In addition to Gevorgyan, two more party supporters were given house arrest, and bail was applied to one of the women.

Elections to the Council of Elders of the enlarged community of Stepanavan of Lori region were held on October 25. The victory was won by the pro-government candidate Armen Grigoryan, who represented the new party “Gortsarar” (“Entrepreneur”). Thus, the vote took place after the main opposition contender was behind bars.

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