Lawyer: Defense complaints regarding unlawful extension of  businessman Karapetyan`s arrest  accepted for review by  court

ArmInfo. The defense's complaints regarding the unlawful extension of the arrest of  businessman and head of the Tashir Group, Samvel Karapetyan, have  been accepted for review by Judge Zhenya Meliksetyan of the  Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals. Lawyer Aram Vardevanyan shared   this information on his Facebook page.

The lawyer also stated that the court will conduct the hearing in  writing, despite the defense's motion for an oral hearing.  Vardevanyan also stated that the court's decision is set for December  11, 2025, and the deadline for submitting written positions and  explanations is December 10, inclusive. "It's worth noting that the  world celebrates Human Rights Day on December 10, marking the  adoption of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the same  day in 1948. I am certain that in 1948, on the day the declaration  was adopted, no one could have imagined that the prohibition on  arbitrary detention, enshrined in Article 9 of the Universal  Declaration, would be so ignored, denied, and downplayed in Armenia  in 2025," the lawyer lamented.

He noted that Samvel Karapetyan's political persecution and  detention, which has lasted for over five months, were triggered by a  statement he made in defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church.