Brothers Karapetyan leave police department 

ArmInfo. The brother and nephew of the head of the Tashir Group of Companies, Russian businessman of Armenian origin Samvel Karapetyan - Karen and Narek Karapetyan left  the building of the 6th Department of the Ministry of Internal  Affairs of Armenia.

This can be seen in the footage distributed by Armenian media.  Judging by the footage, Samvel Karapetyan is still inside. However,  at the moment there is no information about his status.

The day before, Samvel Karapetyan spoke out in defense of the  Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), emphasizing that the Armenian Church  was attacked by a group of people who, having forgotten Armenian  history, having forgotten the thousand-year history of the Armenian  churches, have now set their sights on the AAC and the Armenian  people. "I have always been close to the AAC and the Armenian people.  If the political forces in Armenia fail to cope with this situation,  we will have to intervene in the campaign against the Church,"  Karapetyan summed up.

Following this, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan published harsh  statements on social networks. <This is not the village of Nizhniy  Tapir in Kaluga (Karapetyan started his business there in the 90s -  Ed.). This is the Republic of Armenia. I hope the taste of the state  will remain in your mouth>, he wrote. Pashinyan threatened to <brace  the dissolute clergy> and their <dissolute benefactors>.

This was followed by a statement by the head of the ruling Civil  Contract faction in the country, Hayk Konjoryan, in the National  Assembly that the time had come to discuss the issue of nationalizing  the Electric Networks, which are part of the Tashir Group of  Companies project.

It was then reported that security forces had searched Karapetyan's  Yerevan mansion. According to media reports, about 45 people were  brought in.

At about 4 a.m., Samvel Karapetyan, Karen Karapetyan, and Narek  Karapetyan left the house accompanied by law enforcement officers and  got into a police car. Addressing the people who had gathered near  the house as a sign of support, Samvel Karapetyan said that he  supported the Armenian Church and the people.

"I don't give a damn about them or their Electric Grids," Karapetyan  told journalists on camera.

He assured that everything would be fine, "the people will have their  say anyway."