Goris Deputy Mayor Menua Hovsepyan will be arrested by the decision of Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan. His lawyer Armen Melkonyan reported.
The decision to detain the other deputy mayor Irina Yolyan will be announced at 22:30.
Both are charged under Article 149․1, Part 2, Clauses 1 և 2 of the Criminal Code ․ Forcing to participate in the pre-election campaign or campaigning in the referendum or refusing to participate in the pre-election campaign or campaigning in the referendum, or obstructing the campaigning or campaigning of the referendum, which was done by using official or other dependencies, using official position.
Deputy Mayor Menua Hovsepyan is also charged under Article 179, Part 3, Clause 1 of the Criminal Code. Squandering or embezzlement, in especially large amount.
