The criminal proceedings regarding Avetik Chalabyan have been sent to the supervising prosecutor with an indictment conclusion.

 

As we have already reported, within the framework of the criminal proceedings being investigated by the Main Department for the Investigation of Crimes Against the State, Constitutional Order, and Public Security of the RA Investigative Committee, factual data have been obtained indicating that Avetik Chalabyan, acting as the coordinator of the "Hayakve" alliance, met on February 4, 2026, in one of the cafes in Yerevan with representatives of a foreign state located in the Republic of Armenia, with the aim of obstructing the free exercise of the electoral rights of eligible voters in the parliamentary elections held on June 7, 2026. During this meeting, he persuaded them and, by ensuring the victory of the political force they preferred in the aforementioned elections, incited them, in a group, with prior agreement, to use their official, governmental powers and the influence arising from them to obstruct the free exercise of the electoral rights of RA citizens eligible to vote in the parliamentary elections held on June 7, namely, to compel citizens of the Republic of Armenia working in organizations owned by foreign state organizations to travel to the Republic of Armenia and vote for the "Strong Armenia" alliance during the parliamentary elections held on June 7, to which the representatives of the foreign state agreed. 

 

As a result of investigative and procedural actions, the person who committed the crime has been identified, and by the decision of the supervising prosecutor, public criminal prosecution has been initiated against A.Ch. under the 5th and 6th points of the 2nd part of Article 43-210 of the Criminal Code (preparation for obstructing the exercise of electoral rights by a group of persons acting with prior agreement using their official or governmental powers or the influence arising from them). 

 

Pre-trial detention has been applied as a measure of restraint against A.Ch.

 

The criminal proceedings against him have been sent to the supervising prosecutor with an accusatory conclusion," the statement says:

 

Notice: A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty in accordance with the law of criminal procedure.

 

Noyan Tapan   |   Human Rights