YEREVAN. – The court has granted the motion to remand in custody a representative of and an MP candidate from a political party that is running in the snap parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 20; this was reported by the Special Investigation Service.

The aforesaid MP contender has been charged based on the evidence obtained along the lines of the investigation into a criminal case on giving and taking electoral bribes.

As per the charge, this MP nominee has given bribe—in the form of food worth AMD 7,000, each—to a number of Gavar town voters so that they cast their ballot in favor of the aforementioned party on June 20.