On January 24 Raffi Hovhannisian election headquarters’ Director H. Noreyan reported to the RA Police and told that Mayor A. Grigoryan of Vanashen village in Ararat demanded money when campaign staffers wanted to affix posters.   

Grigoryan told police that he merely noticed strangers in the village and asked who they were. The responded that they were Hovannisian campaign members and that they wanted to affix posters in the village.

Grigoryan said he explained that they needed to submit an application in advance

Campaign staffers didn’t agree and declared that the head of the village had hindered their work. The head had shown them the decision dated December 17, 2012 on allocating places (3 addresses) for posters.

As of January 25, H. Noreyan and others have yet to appear at  Prosecutor General's Office to give testimony.