RA Prosecutor General`s Office: Narek Karapetyan placed on bail of  AMD 1bln and travel restriction

ArmInfo. Narek Karapetyan, a member of the political council of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, has been placed on bail of 1 billion drams ($2,748,000). The press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia reported this  to ArmInfo. The office did not provide any further details.

On July 22, it was reported that the Prosecutor General's Office had  initiated a criminal case against Narek Karapetyan. The charges  relate to money laundering and coercion to participate in public  gatherings. As a reminder, on July 21, lawyer Aram Vardevanyan  reported that the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia had  submitted a petition to the Central Election Commission to strip  Narek Karapetyan of his parliamentary immunity. The lawyer also noted  that members of parliament enjoy additional immunity. He expressed  his conviction that the attempt to strip Narek Karapetyan of his  parliamentary immunity is an act of political absurdity and  persecution aimed at undermining his activities in the Armenian  parliament. On July 22, the Central Election Commission approved the  initiation of criminal proceedings against Narek Karapetyan but  rejected the petition to detain him.