Anticorruption Court`s decision evidence of absence of justice in  Armenia - Our Way 

ArmInfo.  Today's decision by the Anti-Corruption Court to extend the detention of Samvel Karapetyan, a Russian businessman of Armenian descent and head of the Tashir Group of Companies, for another two months is proof of the lack of justice in the Republic of Armenia. This was stated in a statement by businessman Karapetyan's "Po-Nashemu" (Our Way) movement.

"We regret to note that anti-democratic regimes have been established  in our homeland, where one person decides who to arrest and for how  long, and sentences are published not by the court, but by a  newspaper owned by the ruling family, the day before the end of the  court hearing," the movement said in a statement on Facebook.

At the same time, the initiative expressed its conviction that  Armenian statehood is experiencing a profound crisis that must be  overcome together. "The Republic of Armenia must not be a one-man  puppet state. No matter how hopeless the situation may seem and no  matter how brutal the pressure from the current government, we will  not stop fighting for a second. We are confident that together we  will succeed and defeat 'Our Way,'" the movement concluded.

It should be noted that the Anti-Corruption Court today extended  Samvel Karapetyan's prison term for two more months, for he is  accused of inciting a coup d'etat and economic crimes.

As a reminder, Samvel Karapetyan was detained in Yerevan on the night  of June 18 by Armenian law enforcement agencies after expressing  support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. This was followed by open  threats from the Prime Minister. On the night of June 19, the Yerevan  Court of General Jurisdiction remanded Samvel Karapetyan in custody  for two months, and his detention was subsequently extended several  times. He is being held in the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary (the  notorious "KGB basement" in the Armenian National Security Service  building). He is accused of publicly calling for the seizure of power  in the country. Karapetyan denies guilt. Furthermore, in July, the  head of the Tashir Group of Companies was charged with new money  laundering.