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The ombudsman’s office informs the following in regards to complaints-applications submitted to the office and the actions taken by the ombudsman in their relation.

Ombudsman’s office could receive no explanations from the Central Electoral Commission in relation to a case reported by a reporter which says that some citizens were given Form 9 at Republican Party election center in the territory of Zeitun dormitory and later they were taken to precincts in microbuses. The information received by an emergency call was forwarded to chief prosecutor’s office. The ombudsman’s staff emergency group left for the mentioned precinct and could record the quantity and car numbers of the minibuses.

Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s proxy Hakob H. informed that people were taken in microbuses from Davitashen community 4 to the precincts. The ombudsman’s emergency group has recorded the quantities of the microbuses which were stopped at the precinct center closer than the law requires.

A report was made that proxy Larisa Tadeovsyan has been beaten up in Abovian. According to unchecked information, the citizen has reported to the police and was given a medical certificate.

Proxy Iveta G. informed that in the precinct organized in Artashat School 5 extra ballot papers were added. Some 250 persons have entered the precinct and added extra ballot papers into the ballot box. The information was forwarded to Territorial Election Committee 17 Chairman who refuted the information. The information was forwarded to CEC legal department employee Sevak. The information is being checked.

National Assembly deputy Karen Karapetyan and citizens accompanying him Stepanian Vardan and Stepanyan Stiopa have entered into the election precinct in Shahumyan village of Ararat region. They took the ballot papers and passports from other citizens and voted instead of them. The emergency information was forwarded to the respective police department responsible person Niulbenkyan. The information is being checked.

Proxy Pargev Mnatsakanyan has been beaten up at Malatia-Sebastia community in the course of his attempts to prevent election breaches. The emergency group has left to the place of the incident and later to the police where materials were prepared on the case, which were later forwarded to the chief prosecutor’s office.

National Assembly deputy Armen Martirosyan, member of observation group Seda Melikyan and a reporter were beaten at precinct 13/16 of Erebuni community. The emergency group of the ombudsman have met them. The meeting unveiled that the mentioned persons received information that election breaches were made at the precinct and left for the mentioned venue. A police officer approached them and invited out. Beating up started and police department head arrived. Haikakan Jamanak newspaper reporter tried to record the incident. He was beaten in his stomach and the recorder was taken away. The mentioned persons applied to the prosecutor’s office and the ombudsman. The information is being checked.

Ruben Torosyan informed that at 3:21 PM on February 19 Artashes Geghamyan has engaged in anti-propaganda on Radiolour program of the Public Radio. The information is being checked.

Citizen Shushan Sardaryan informed the human rights ombudsman of Armenia that at precinct 5/20 located at Shirvanzade school of Arabkir community there were two proxies of Levon Ter-Petrosyan at the same time which is a violation of law.

Observer Marine Madatyan informed that she approached Ter-Petrosyan’s proxies and said that the law does not permit two proxies in the precinct at the same time and suggested one of them to leave. Ter-Petrosyan’s proxies said they were not going to leave. Observer Madatyan reported a violation of the law and invited police officers who accompanied one of the proxies out.

Other incidents were not reported at the precincts.