ArmInfo. As a result of complex operational and intelligence activities carried out by the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, factual data was obtained that the video clip, widely distributed on the Internet and receiving wide public resonance, was published by the head of the NGO "Independent Center for Strategic Studies" G.B. on his Facebook page. This is stated in the statement of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia in addition to the statement of January 31, 2025.
On January 30, a video appeared on the Internet showing a group of Iranian citizens in the Republic Square in Yerevan, singing the song "Karabakh" in the Azerbaijani language.
According to the NSS statement, G.B. made a public speech aimed at inciting and/or promoting hatred and intolerance against a person or group of persons, for political and other social reasons, using information and communication technologies. Based on the factual data obtained as a result of the comprehensive operational-search activities carried out, a report was sent to the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia regarding the commission of a crime under Article 329, Part 2, Clause 3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.