"Hraparak": Passports collected allegedly for distributing election bribes.

In the Armenian regions, people are forced to give their passports allegedly for election bribes, Hraparak reports.

“Some give their passports, hoping to receive AMD 15000-20000, but later they learn that their passports were used for buying a TV or a fridge on an instalment plan or were pawned at petrol stations for getting 20 litres of petrol. People want to earn some money but they find themselves in unpleasant situations. Therefore you should not give your passport to anyone and then think how to liquidate the consequences,” says the newspaper.