Who is to blame for the death of Arsen Geborgian?
Today, November 10, the candidate for the position of the head of the Stephanov community from the powerful Armenia party, Arsen Gburjain, died in Novarashan prison. According to published information, the cause of death was myocardial infarction.
Gaborjan was arrested on October 21, just 4 days before the local elections in Stephanvan. The anti-corruption court imposed a two-month detention against him.
What was Arsen Geborgian accused of?
The Anti-Corruption Commission accused him of distributing election bribes within the group. According to the indictment, Geburjian, with the help of candidates for the Council of Elders and other people speaking on behalf of the party, gave money to several dozen voters from various settlements of Stefanov on the condition that they participate in the elections and vote for "Strong Armenia".
What did the defenders say?
According to his lawyer Robert Khachatryan, the funds recorded in the video were not bribes, but funds given to candidates for membership in the Council of Elders for fuel, food and daily expenses.
The lawyer also emphasized that most of the people presented in the indictment as the recipients of the money were candidates for the Council of Elders from powerful Armenia and wore clothes with the party's logo. According to the defense, there were no witness statements in the materials attached to the arrest request.
Who demanded to arrest Geborgian?
The arrest request was submitted by the investigator, who as justification indicated a possible risk of disrupting criminal proceedings.
A boy that it is precisely on this basis that opposition leaders and opposition representatives are usually arrested. The decision on the arrest was made by the anti-corruption court judge Aram Grigoryan - the same judge who, before the parliamentary elections, also arrested the representative of the powerful Armenia party, Artur Evansian (Kandez).