In a statement released today, Armenia’s Human rights Defender Karen Andreasyan  called on the RA Police to reveal the actual number of telephone calls it received regarding election violations and the number that had merit.

Andreasyan said that otherwise, any evaluation of yesterday’s presidential election wouldn’t be regarded as comprehensive and convincing.

He urged the RA Police to release figures on instances of bribe giving, double voting, ballot stuffing, distorting the vote count, pressure brought to bear on those counting the votes, and instances where voters were instructed who to vote for.

Andreasyan said the Police must also investigate why the operation of GALA TV was interrupted on the day of the election and reveal all cases of where members of the press and election monitors were hindered in their work.

He said that his office had received 253 calls regarding various election violations and would continue to accept further infraction reports before issuing a comprehensive evaluation of the election.