ArmInfo. Leader of the National Revival party, member of the Artsakh parliament Hayk Khanumyan, in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent, confirmed the information about the arrest of ex-NKR defense minister Samvel Babayan, who coordinates the activities of the opposition bloc Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian. "The persons approached to him confirmed this information, but no details are yet known", the Artsakh deputy stressed.
According to the Armenian media, Babayan is charged with organizing an insurgency. According to the media, Babayan is also suspected of attempting to smuggle man-porable SMA weapon Igla from Georgia to Armenia. Today the National Security Service of Armenia suppressed the attempt.
To note, it was not possible to clarify the information in the NSC. NSC spokesman Samson Galstyan promised to answer all questions in an hour. The ORO bloc phones are also not responding.