A former mayor of Gyumri, a criminal proceedings on the alleged recording attributed to Vardan Ghukasyan, candidate for mayor of the Communist Party.
The proceedings were initiated under Article 236 of the Criminal Code, as well as to participate in the gathering, as well as the gathering at the gathering or to refuse to be financially interested in the gathering.
Four days before the election, the government’s media spread the first to the recording without presenting where it came from in their hands. The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the information, at the same time, emphasizing that the proceedings were initiated in the Investigation Committee.
In them, presumably, Vardan Ghukasyan spoke about organizing a meeting with the employees of one of the Gyumri markets and reminded that he had given them pavilions at the time, which is still home. There are also rude and cursing expressions in the recording. Ghukasyan himself does not deny directly, but he also attributes the recording to artificial intelligence.
This article of the Criminal Code provides for 1 to 3 years in prison, as well as deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain activities for a period of 2 to five years.