
Armenia
Yerevan appoints ruling party member as temporary manager of Karapetyan’s Electric Networks of Armenia
The Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) is run by detained Russian–Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan’s Tashir Group.
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 raid came days after parliament passed a bill allowing it to nationalise the company.
The detained tycoon has demanded that two MPs pay him $24,000 each and publicly apologise.
The company is owned by Samvel Karapetyan, who was detained for making calls to overthrow the state.
The raids are reportedly part of criminal proceedings launched in 2023–2025.