The CC is investigating a case challenging the election results: confidential data also requested

The Constitutional Court of the RA is currently hearing petitions from 7 political forces contesting the results of the National Assembly elections. As noted by the reporting judge, Edgar Shatiryan, petitions from 7 parties and alliances that participated in the elections were submitted to the CC within the marked deadlines. Given the similarity of the issues, the CC consolidated all cases into a single proceeding by procedural decision.

“This report is being presented in accordance with the Law on the Constitutional Court. As of June 19, petitions had been submitted to the CC by 7 parties and alliances that participated in the elections, in the context of a dispute related to the Central Electoral Commission’s decision on the certification of election results. There is no need to address the substance of the petitions separately, as each party will present it in person,” Shatiryan noted.

He also reported that, pursuant to procedural decisions adopted by the Constitutional Court on June 22 and 23, various agencies, including the Investigative Committee and the Court Department, had been requested to provide the necessary documents and materials, which have already been received.

Particular emphasis was placed on the matter of border crossings and voter data requested from the National Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, some of which are classified.

“Pursuant to CC procedural decision No. 134, the NSS is required within two days to provide information on the number of persons who entered and exited the territory of Armenia during a specified period of time. This concerns individuals over the age of 18 holding a passport or identity card of a citizen of the RA. This information was submitted to the CC yesterday. In addition, the petition of the Strong Armenia alliance was partially granted, and documents and clarifications were requested from the CEC and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. By way of clarification, I would note that the information provided is largely classified and, naturally, it is understood that it is not currently accessible to the parties. We will address this matter later, in the course of the proceedings,” the CC judge stressed.