When espionage activity is exposed, it presupposes certain  operational investigation - RA premier 

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the searches being conducted in the office of politician Andranik Tevanyan at a briefing on May 22. 

According to Pashinyan, he received information about Tevanyan's  espionage activity from the RA National Security Service, which is  handling the operational part of the case. Responding to a question  about whether there were any political instructions to law  enforcement agencies, since the prime minister himself had  effectively accused the politician of espionage the day before during  the election campaign, after which the Investigative Committee  presented some information on the case, the prime minister noted that  when espionage activity is uncovered, it presupposes a certain  operational investigation. 

"We still have an espionage case, but we're not detaining these  people for one simple reason:  we're conducting operational  surveillance to uncover networks and methods of operation. Not to  mention that the assignments a spy receives provide us with  information about intelligence activities being conducted against us.  The decision to detain someone is made when the operational interest  has been exhausted. Detaining a spy immediately is inappropriate; we  need to give them the opportunity to identify their connections so we  can see them," Pashinyan stated, adding that the party Tevanyan is  running for is also significant. In this regard, the prime minister  questioned who the chairman of this party (referring to Prosperous  Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan - ed.) is receiving his orders  and why he carries them out. Does he realize he's dealing with  foreign intelligence services, does he understand this, or is he  unable to comprehend it? "Is his son's wanted status related to this?  Was he influenced by this? Is he voluntarily serving against the  interests of his country, or does he have business interests?"  Pashinyan asked. 

Andranik Tevanyan is number two on the electoral list of the  Prosperous Armenia Party, led by Gagik Tsarukyan. Earlier today, it  was reported that searches were underway at Tevanyan's office and at  the Mother Armenia Party. The previous day, the Investigative  Committee issued a statement announcing that a criminal case had been  opened against former parliament member Andranik Tevanyan, a  candidate for Prosperous Armenia, for treason and espionage.  According to the case file, Tevanyan, while serving as an MP for the  Armenia faction in 2024, leaked the contents of a secret  parliamentary session to a foreign think tank for $622,000.