As we have already informed, the former mayor of Armavir, candidate of the “I have Honor” Bloc Ruben Khlghatyan has been arrested.
According to the information, Khlghatyan was arrested on suspicion of alleged bribery.
According to Freenews.am, the detainee paid a bribe of 9 million drams.
In a conversation with Iravaban.net, the candidate’s lawyer Gayane Papoyan mentioned that the arrest was exclusively political persecution.
“The purpose of the arrest is to hinder the political activity of the “I have Honor” Bloc before the elections,” she said.
According to Papoyan, Khlghatyan was detained when the latter was driving his car.
Other details are not known.
It should be reminded that in June 2018, Ruben Khlghatyan resigned from the post of mayor.
He was elected mayor of Armavir in 2004, later re-elected, before that he held the position of deputy mayor.
Khlghatyan is number 16 on the “I have honor” list.
