Claim 461

Samvel Karapetyan was arrested last June following an interview; investigators allege his remarks called to overthrow the government, which he denies.

Type

security incident

Country

Armenia

Theme

Rule of law and civil liberties

Date

2025-06-01

Status

past

Evidence

1. Last June, he was arrested following an interview in which he defended the Armenian Apostolic Church. Investigators allege that his remarks amounted to a call to overthrow the government ... Karapetyan denies the allegations.

   Source: https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/1001534/armenias-election-line%2525E2%252580%252591up-so-far/ | external