Samvel Karapetyan is accused of "publicly calling for the seizure of  power" in the country - defense team

ArmInfo. Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, the head of the Tashir group of companies, has been charged with absurd accusations of allegedly publicly calling  for the seizure of power in the country. This information was  reported to journalists by Armen Feroyan, a representatives of  Karapetyan's defense team, during a conversation with the  Investigative Committee of Armenia on June 18.

He noted that their client denies the accusations made against him,  which he believes are  groundless.  Feroyan noted that anyone can  verify this by listening to the recording of Karapetyan's speech. In  turn, another lawyer on the defense team, Liana Gasparyan, mentioned  that their client has been charged under Part 2 of Article 422 of the  Criminal Code of Armenia. This charge implies an alternative  punishment, a fine or community service, and is considered a medium  severity crime.

Additionally, they reported that based on the information they, even  though there is currently no written court decision, the case will be  heard in the court of general jurisdiction in Avan's residence. They  also pointed out that aside from Karapetyan's detention, there are  over 50 people whose rights to immunity were violated. The defense   assured that they would address this issue at a later time.