Claim 471

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.

Type

security incident

Country

Armenia

Theme

Date

2026-02-01

Status

ongoing

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