A published list allegedly containing the names of citizens forcibly brought from Russia to Armenia to take part in the country’s parliamentary elections will become the subject of an investigation, Armenia’s Investigative Committee said, according to Armenpress.

The committee stated that the list, published by one of the news outlets, has been incorporated into an already initiated criminal proceeding.

“Regarding the list of citizens allegedly being forcibly brought from Russia to Armenia, published by one of the news websites, we inform that it will become part of the investigation conducted within the framework of the criminal proceedings initiated following the National Security Service’s statement concerning pressure allegedly exerted on Armenian citizens and interference in the upcoming electoral processes,” Armenia’s Investigative Committee said.

On June 6, Civic published a list, stating that it contained the names of citizens allegedly being forcibly brought to Armenia from Russia’s Irkutsk Region.

Regular elections to Armenia’s National Assembly have begun.

All 2,005 polling stations across the country opened at 8:00 a.m. The voter register includes 2,485,851 eligible voters. Polling stations will remain open until 8:00 p.m.

A total of 18 political forces are participating in the parliamentary elections: two party alliances and 16 individual parties. The electoral threshold is 4% for parties and 8% for alliances.