"Arrests won`t stop the wave": A rally in support of Samvel  Karapetyan taking place outside the Anti- Corruption Court

ArmInfo.Numerous people have gathered in the courtyard of the Anti-Corruption Court to show their support  for the well-known businessman Samvel Karapetyan.

The court hearing, which began at 6:00 PM, is to consider the  Investigative Committee's motion to extend Karapetyan's arrest for  another two months. Those gathered are chanting "Freedom!" and "Fight  in our way."

In an interview with journalists, Narek Karapetyan, the businessman's  nephew and coordinator of the "Our Way" (Mer Dzevov) movement,  noted  that the authorities will do everything possible to extend Samvel  Karapetyan's arrest for another two months. "They talk a lot about  not being concerned about Samvel Karapetyan's movement, so why are  they trying so hard to prolong his arrest?" he asked.

At the same time, the Movement's coordinator announced a large rally  and large-scale actions. He pointed out that these actions would  demonstrate that arrests cannot suppress the wave of discontent,  which is only growing, as well as the sense of injustice. Karapetyan  noted that the authorities are already trying to direct villagers,  urging them not to meet with representatives of the "Our Way"  movement. "By these actions, they discredit themselves in the eyes of  our compatriots who live in the villages," he noted.

Touching on Samvel Karapetyan's statement about supporting the  Armenian Apostolic Church and fighting "Our Way," he noted that the  latter was not accidental, but  a consequence of all the government's  recent actions. When asked by journalists when the street fighting  would begin, Narek Kararpetyan said that they would only resort to  such a method once they had exhausted all constitutional instruments.