Samvel Karapetyan is currently under house arrest, with a four billion dram bail and restrictions, following detention on charges related t…

Samvel Karapetyan is currently under house arrest, with a four billion dram bail and restrictions, following detention on charges related to publicly calling for the seizure of power in support of Catholicos Karekin II.

Date

2026-02-01

Status

ongoing

Country

Armenia

Theme

Evidence

1. Samvel Karapetyan is currently under house arrest. His pre-trial detention, imposed in June, was changed in December to house arrest, a four billion dram bail, and other restrictions. He has been detained on charges of publicly calling for the seizure of power related to a comment he made in support of Catholicos Karekin II, amid the church’s conflict with Prime Minister Pashinyan.

   Source: https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/1002617/detained-billionaire-samvel-karapetyan-to-run-for-prime-minister/ | external