Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan forming political team 

ArmInfo. The president of the Tashir Group of Companies, Samvel Karapetyan, who is under arrest, has begun the process of forming a political team. This is stated in  the statement of the businessman.

"Our very first rally confirmed the authorities' main fear: our  people are confident in their strength and will not be broken by  repression. I would like to once again thank tens of thousands of my  compatriots who have shown civic courage on July 4 and to this day. I  am also sincerely grateful to everyone who has expressed support for  me. My message has been discussed a lot these days, but,  unfortunately, there have been various interpretations that are out  of touch with reality. I think I have expressed myself very clearly:   we will create a fundamentally new political force. I have great  respect for the political forces and figures who are still waging a  real fight against the anti-people policy of Nikol Pashinyan's  government (RA Prime Minister - ed.). But we have our own vision of  building a bright future for Armenia. And we will go our own way,  with our new team, not excluding domestic political cooperation with  like-minded people.

We will try to unite our people around justice and great goals. We  will reject black and white and other artificial divisions, imposed  on society by this government, which are aimed at dividing and  weakening our country," Samvel Karapetyan said in a statement.

It also emphasizes that even in various circles of the current  government there are real professionals who do not share the values  of a narrow group, but still do not see the path that they would  consider a way out of the current situation. "The formation of our  political team has begun," the head of the Tashir Group of Companies  noted.

We recall that philanthropist and president of the Tashir Group of  Companies Samvel Karapetyan was detained on the night of June 18 in  Yerevan by law enforcement agencies of Armenia after he expressed  support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. In response, this was  followed by open threats from the Prime Minister. On the night of  June 19, the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction arrested Samvel  Karapetyan for two months. He is being held in the Yerevan-Kentron  Penitentiary Institution (the well-known "KGB basement" in the  building of the National Security Service of Armenia). He is accused  of publicly calling for the seizure of power in the country.  Karapetyan does not admit guilt.