14:00, 14 August 2026

The former member of the Armenian parliament has been arrested in a case of bribing voters.

Martun Grigoryan, who was in the top ten of the "Prosperous Armenia" list, has been arrested for two months in a case of bribing voters in favor of the party.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Martun Grigoryan is being charged in the case of bribing voters during the elections in Armenia.

The court granted the prosecution's request to arrest former parliament member Martun Grigoryan for two months, reported lawyer Arsen Babayan.

Grigoryan was detained on the morning of August 13. The Anti-Corruption Committee reported that they had approached the court with a request to arrest the ex-deputy in the framework of a criminal case regarding the alleged bribery of voters in favor of the "Prosperous Armenia" party. The case was initiated in June. The agency clarified that Grigoryan is a defendant in the case. In the parliamentary elections of 2026, he was in the top ten of the candidate list from "Prosperous Armenia," writes Armenia Today.

Martun Grigoryan was part of the opposition faction "I have honor" in the previous parliament, reports "News Armenia".

On July 7, the court arrested billionaire Gagik Tsarukyan for two months, accused of fraud and tax evasion. On July 24, law enforcement detained Arman Davtyan, the director of the "Ararat" plant owned by Tsarukyan, on charges of tax evasion. Tsarukyan was suspected of tax evasion through the "Ararat" brandy factory. The defense called the case absurd, as Tsarukyan has transferred all his businesses to management since 2003, when he was elected to the National Assembly. On August 6, a new charge was brought against Tsarukyan under articles on extortion and legalization of property obtained by criminal means. Two managers of Tsarukyan's enterprises have been arrested for two months.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that Tsarukyan's party "Prosperous Armenia," along with other opposition political parties, previously issued a statement about the illegitimacy of the authorities and plans to seek their removal.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425763