YEREVAN. – Armenian opposition figure, deputy chairman of Heritage party Armen Martirosyan said he had not told anyone that he was offered a bribe amounting to $100,000.

“I said they tried to offer us a bribe totaling hundreds thousands of dollars but we refused,” Martirosyan told reporters on Tuesday.

The comments came after a video was spread where Martirosyan said he had been offered a bribe.

During a news conference, opposition member refused to name those offering bribe, hinting at the “power system.”  

Asked whether he is aware of how the video was made public, Martirosyan noted that he did not know that a video was being shot in a police car. Later he learnt who was shooting the video, Martirosyan said, calling him “a good guy.” 

Armen Martirosyan appeared in police car after an incident on Baghramyan Street on the day of inauguration of Serzh Sargsyan and demonstrations launched by the opposition candidate Raffi Hovannisian.