Preliminary invetigation into Aram Sargsyan attempted assassiation over

ArmInfo. Yerevan. August 1. ArmInfo, Naira Badalian. The Investigative  Committee of the Republic of Armenia has completed the preliminary  investigation of the criminal case initiated in connection with the  report received from the National Security Service of the Republic of  Armenia on preparations for murder. It should be noted that this  concerns the charge brought against businessman Stepan Samvelyan in  the context of the case of the assassination attempt on the leader of  the Republic Party Aram Sargsyan.

According to the information of the investigative body, during the  preliminary investigation of the criminal case, obvious factual data  were obtained that S.S. was preparing the murder of A.S. in July  2025.

In particular, in order to illegally take the life of A.S. and  prepare for murder, S.S. under unknown circumstances, intentionally  acquired and stored in his home one factory-made combat hand grenade  of the F-1 type with one detonator of the type, which was the  weapon of the crime and ammunition.

"Then S.S., in order to commit the murder of A.S. using a combat  grenade, having failed to establish his residential address, began to  inspect his office premises in the city of Yerevan and the adjacent  territory, repeatedly visiting the adjacent territory for this  purpose. In the absence of A.S. in the office premises, S.S., due to  circumstances beyond his control, was unable to begin committing the  objective side of the crime, envisaged by intent, and further actions  were prevented, since the weapon of the crime - a combat hand  grenade, which is a weapon - was found on him during a joint search  of S.S.'s home with S.S. officers," the report says.

A public criminal prosecution has been instituted against S.S. under  Part 1 of Art. 43-155 (preparation for murder) and Part 1 of Article  335 (illegal circulation of firearms, their main parts, ammunition  and other materials, devices, objects) of the Criminal Code.

A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for the  latter.

The criminal case was sent to the supervising prosecutor with an  indictment.

Businessman Stepan Samvelyan, arrested in the case of organizing an  assassination attempt on the leader of the Republic party Aram  Sargsyan, denies the charges brought against him. Earlier, lawyer  Zaruhi Postanjyan reported that Stepan Samvelyan's condition had  sharply worsened at the Investigative Committee. An ambulance team  arrived at the scene to provide first aid. According to the lawyer,  Samvelyan is seriously ill: he suffered a heart attack and a stroke,  as a result of which the man has problems with coordination and  memory, and his speech is impaired. According to Postanjyan, the  entire process against Samvelyan is illegal:

the businessman was wiretapped, and the charges were based on the  wiretapping and a combat grenade found during a search of his home.

We also note that Samvelyan, according to online video recordings,  accused Aram Sargsyan of stealing part of his business. He also  condemned the actions of the Armenian authorities and those who  assist them.