The Prosecutor-General’s Office on Tuesday announced that two people had been arrested on suspicion of committing electoral fraud in the course of the elections to the Yerevan municipal assembly held last Sunday.

In a report published on its official website (www.genproc.am), the Office identified the suspects as Norayr Eghiazaryan, who was a member of the district electoral commission at polling precinct 8/05 on May 31 and Armen Ohanyan, a voter at the same polling precinct.

The arrests, the report said, were made on June 1.

The case is being conducted by the Republic of Armenia Special Investigation Service.

The Prosecutor-General’s Office also reports that a criminal case under article 150 of the country’s Criminal Code has been initiated on the publications of mass media, in particular by the online news outlets A1+, Henq and Lragir alleging violations and fraud at polling stations 8/01, 8/05, 8/08, 8/09, 8/21 and 8/24. The preliminary investigation is being conducted by the RA Special Investigation Service.