Lawyer: Samvel Karapetyan`s house arrest extended for another month

ArmInfo.The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has extended the house arrest of Samvel Karapetyan, Russian businessman and head of the Tashir Group  of Companies, for another month, as stated by Aram Vardevanyan, Karapetyan's lawyer, to reporters in the courtyard of the Anti-Corruption Court.

"The court granted the prosecution's motion and extended Karapetyan's  house arrest for another month," he noted. Vardevanyan emphasized  that the defense will appeal the decision to a higher court as soon  as it receives the court's ruling. 

It should be noted that the Armenian court had previously upheld the  January 17 ruling that remanded Karapetyan in custody for two months. 

Recall,  the businessman was detained on June 18, 2025, by law  enforcement officers, and later held in custody on charges of calling  for the overthrow of the constitutional order in the country due to  his support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. The businessman was  later charged with money laundering.

Note,  Karapetyan's arrest was preceded by threatening posts from  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which lawyers consider an attempt to  directly interfere with the investigation and law enforcement.  Following Karapetyan's arrest, the authorities effectively took  control of the management of the Eclectic Networks of Armenia company  away from the Karapetyan family, appointing Romanos Petrosyan, a  member of the Civil Contract party, as its manager. ENA was also  stripped of its license.