Samvel Karapetyan faces new charges - Defense team

ArmInfo.  The head of the Tashir Group of Companies, Samvel Karapetyan,  was recently accused of   a  baseless new charge of money laundering, as noted in a statement issued by Karapetyan's defense.

The defense  team pointed out that after Samvel Karapetyan's  statement on June 17, 2025 defending the Armenian Apostolic Church,  he received direct public threats and promises of retaliation from  the head of the executive branch; initiation of a criminal case  within a few hours; presentation of a clearly unlawful charge of  "calls for the seizure of power" to Samvel Karapetyan within 24 hours  and his arrest.

Karapetyan's lawyers reiterated the lack of evidence supporting the  charges, the unlawfulness of his detention, and the political  motivations behind the criminal proceedings. They also highlighted  the unprecedented nature of the situation, as no specific actions  linking Samvel Karapetyan to the alleged crime were found. 

"Moreover, it turns out that the charges were filed without any  direct or indirect involvement, concealment or misuse of funds. It is  worth noting that the allegations outlined in the charges did not  mention any managerial decisions or any association with property,"  Karapetyan's lawyers emphasized.