Justice

Strong Armenia candidate Arsen Gevorgyan dies in detention

On November 10, Arsen Gevorgyan, Strong Armenia's candidate for mayor of Stepanavan community, died at the Nubarashen penitentiary. According to the Penitentiary Service, an ambulance was called because his condition had worsened, and death was recorded at around 08:30. According to a number of reports, the cause was a heart attack. Gevorgyan had been arrested on October 21 on a charge of vote buying, which he denied.