YEREVAN, June 18. /TASS/. Russian-Armenian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan — president and founder of the Tashir Group of Companies — has been charged with publicly calling for the overthrow of the government, one of his lawyers, Armen Feroyan, told reporters outside the Armenian Investigative Committee, where Karapetyan is currently being held.
TASS has compiled the key details surrounding the case.
- On June 17, Armenian law enforcement officers conducted a search of Karapetyan’s residence.
- The raid was triggered by Karapetyan’s response to remarks made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with regard to representatives of the Armenian Church.
- On the morning of June 18, Karapetyan was detained by police.
