"Will" initiative leader under house arrest 

ArmInfo. The leader of the "Kamk" ("Will") initiative Vahagn Chakhalyan, accused of committing hooliganism using information or communication technologies, was sent under house arrest by a court decision.

According to the Investigative Committee, in 2024, on May 16, during  a protest rally held near the RA government building, the founder of  the Kamk initiative V.Ch. and 4 more people were detained on  suspicion of hooliganism.

The preliminary investigation revealed that V.Ch. On May 16, at about  12:25, showing disrespect for society, legal and moral norms, open  disregard for the rules of coexistence, knowing that his illegal and  immoral actions were covered online, he committed hooliganism.

"In particular, at the intersection of Melik Adamyan-Tigran Mets  streets in Yerevan, in front of the utility entrance of building No.  1 of the RA government, in the presence of police officers of the RA  Ministry of Internal Affairs, many citizens and journalists, he  entered into an argument with a citizen, during which he loudly  pronounced the latter addressed obscene expressions that humiliated  the honor and dignity of a person, and therefore was detained by  police officers serving in the area," the message says.

V.Ch. was charged under Part 2 of Article 3 of the Criminal Code of  the Republic of Armenia for committing the above acts. He was  sentenced to house arrest for a period of 2 months.

The remaining four people detained during the incident were released  from custody. The investigation is ongoing.

Earlier, at the government building, Vahagn Chakhalyan called on  citizens not to be afraid in defending the territorial integrity of  Armenia and to join their protest movement. At the same time, he  emphasized that if tomorrow the Armenian people join them on Republic  Square, then tomorrow it will be possible to overthrow this  government. According to Chakhalyan, the fragmentation of the people  even in the struggle for statehood is explained by the fact that  people have lost faith and no longer want to trust anyone.