RA Prosecutor General`s Office applies to CEC for permission to  prosecute Andranik Tevanyan

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has filed a petition with the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia seeking permission to initiate  criminal prosecution against Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the Mother  Armenia party and a candidate for parliament from the Prosperous  Armenia party in the National Assembly elections.

As the Prosecutor General's Office press service told ArmInfo, the  petition was filed by the prosecutor on May 22 of this year. "On May  22, 2026, the prosecutor filed a petition with the Central Electoral  Commission of the Republic of Armenia seeking approval to initiate  criminal prosecution against Andranik Tevanyan, a candidate for  parliament from the Prosperous Armenia Party in the National Assembly  elections scheduled for June 2026," the Prosecutor General's Office  reported.

Security forces conducted a search of Tevanyan's office early this  morning, and investigative measures are now being conducted at his  home.

On May 21, the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia announced the  initiation of a criminal case against Andranik Tevanyan for "treason  and espionage." The Investigative Committee announced that it  received a report from the National Security Service of Armenia  alleging that Tevanyan was "recruited in 2024 on behalf of a  representative of foreign intelligence services, who was the director  of the Russia- Caucasus geopolitical center. He carried out espionage  and, for $622,000, illegally provided the latter with  Russian-translated information on the progress and results of  hearings held at a closed, secret session of the National Assembly in  April 2024, which contained state secrets." Tevanyan himself called  these allegations absurd, noting that he resigned his parliamentary  mandate in 2023 and, therefore, such allegations by the Investigative  Committee are baseless.

It is noteworthy that, the day before the Investigative Committee of  Armenia opened a criminal case, on May 20, during a pre-election  rally in Vanadzor, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared  Tevanyan a traitor to the homeland. He added that on May 21, "the  National Security Service of Armenia will forward the criminal case  to the Investigative Committee, expecting that a criminal case will  be opened against Andranik Tevanyan for 'treason.'" The Armenian  prime minister then again promised to "completely and completely  eradicate the 'spy network' in Armenia."