Armenia`s Investigative Committee announces  arrest of political  scientist Alen Ghevondyan

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia has announced the detainment of political scientist Alen Ghevondyan, who faces charges of "calling for the seizure of power and the overthrow of the constitutional order via social media."

According to the press service of the Armenian Investigative Committee, the political scientist was detained as part of a criminal proceeding initiated against two individuals.  "Following a report of an alleged crime received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), political scientist Alen Ghevondyan and  Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) board member Tigran Vardanyan have  been detained," the agency reported.

The source added that public criminal prosecution has been initiated  against them under Part 2 of Article 422 of the Criminal Code, which  covers public calls to seize state power and violently overthrow the  constitutional order using information or communication technologies.

"Arrest has been selected as a preventive measure against Vardanyan,  and he has been placed on a wanted list. Ghevondyan is currently  detained, and a motion for the selection of a preventive measure will  be submitted to the court. The preliminary investigation into the  criminal cases is ongoing," the Investigative Committee concluded.