ArmInfo. The house arrest of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan has been replaced by a one-month detention. This was announced by lawyer Armen Feroyan.
According to him, the court thoroughly and lengthily reviewed the petition, despite the fact that the case was clearly illegal and did not stand up to any legal scrutiny. "Nevertheless, the court decided to grant this petition. The court decided to detain Samvel Karapetyan for one month," the lawyer noted.
Feroyan emphasized that they consider this decision illegal and unfounded, and therefore intend to appeal it. He also emphasized that, in their opinion, the decision is politically motivated. "Any objective and impartial observer, having carefully examined the case, cannot help but see that it is politically motivated," the lawyer concluded.
As a reminder, on November 4, Aghavni Sukiasyan, press secretary for the Strong Armenia party, reported that investigators from the Investigative Committee of Armenia had been conducting searches since early morning at the homes of Strong Armenia bloc leader Samvel Karapetyan and the head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, Narek Karapetyan. She noted that searches were also being conducted at other addresses associated with Karapetyan's family. Later, Kima Avdalyan, press secretary for the Investigative Committee of Armenia, reported that searches were being conducted simultaneously at 65 addresses. Following the searches, NSS officers detained Samvel Karapetyan and escorted him out the back door of his home. The Investigative Committee of Armenia subsequently announced that Samvel Karapetyan is accused of embezzling loan funds raised for the needs of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC. Thirty-five other individuals have been detained along with him.
It should be added that Pashinyan previously stated that if the parliamentary opposition opposes the adoption of the new Constitution, the ruling majority will begin to generate public pressure. He also noted that "the authorities may formulate a proposal for the parliamentary opposition regarding the new Constitution that they will be unable to refuse."
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