Seven deputies presented a personal guarantee, petitioning to change the preventive measure to the famous doctor Armen Charchyan in accordance with Article 145 of the Criminal Code of Armenia, MP Naira Zohrabyan wrote on her Facebook.

Charchyan was charged for giving and bribing voters, violating the ban on charity during elections, or obstructing the free expression of the will of the voter. Armen Charchyan does not accept the charges against him.

"Realizing the importance of a proper investigation within the framework of an initiated criminal case, the ability to disclose all the circumstances of the case and its implementation exclusively within the framework of the law, taking into account the enormous merits of Armen Charchyan in the field of healthcare in Armenia and Artsakh, his unprecedented achievements in the field of medicine, the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, impeccable biography, statements of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and health problems of Armen Charchyan:

I guarantee that in the event of a change in the measure of restraint for Armen Charchyan, the latter will behave properly, will not interfere with the investigation of the case, will not evade from appearing at the body carrying out the proceedings, will not commit an act prohibited by the criminal code," she noted.

The guarantee was signed by the deputies of the National Assembly Naira Zohrabyan, Sofia Hovsepyan, Taguhi Tovmasyan, Anna Grigoryan, Arkady Khachatryan, Anna Kostanyan, Vardan Vardanyan.