
Samvel Karapetyan
Armenian court rules Karapetyan’s arrest unlawful
Armenian authorities have vowed to appeal the decision and claimed that Samvel Karapetyan’s pre-trial detention is legal.
Armenian authorities have vowed to appeal the decision and claimed that Samvel Karapetyan’s pre-trial detention is legal.
The court’s decision is reportedly subject to mandatory execution.
The Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) is run by detained Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan’s Tashir Group.
The detained billionaire has been charged with money laundering through several companies.
Karapetyan has been jailed on charges of making calls for the overthrow of the government.
The wave of arrests also extended to Vaghinak Kazaryan, the director of detained Russian–Armenian
Tsarukyan’s name was listed among others as a ‘human resource’ to be used in the alleged coup.