Samvel Karapetyan was transferred from the Investigative Committee to the court for a decision on a preventive measure.

ArmInfo. Late this evening, the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia will begin hearings against the head of the Strong Armenia party, well-known businessman Samvel Karapetyan. After spending several hours in the Investigative Committee, Karapetyan was escorted to the courthouse.

As Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, informed his supporters, the Armenian authorities are attempting to arrest Samvel Karapetyan through the courts and, through pressure, attempt to silence the opposition, which the majority of citizens voted for in the recent elections. However, the authorities will not be able to conceal their shady dealings in this manner. Just as they failed to deal with the Church, they will be unable to silence the opposition, which is trying to prevent the country's Constitution from being dictated by a foreign state.

Karapetyan announced that their forces are organizing a special event today, not a rally, aimed at preventing the possibility of changing the Constitution. In the meantime, he called on his supporters to move to the Anti-Corruption Court building.

It should be noted that the Investigative Committee officially announced that of the 36 people detained today, petitions for pretrial detention have been filed against nine, including Samvel Karapetyan.

Meanwhile, David Ghazinyan, a member of parliament from the Strong Armenia opposition faction, also addressed journalists outside the Investigative Committee building today. He emphasized the inadmissibility of a foreign state pursuing its policy through the Armenian authorities, imposing a new Constitution on them, effectively eliminating the Declaration of Independence, which will ultimately lead to the demise of the state itself. "We have seen a lot in life, and we cannot allow the country to be left to future generations without a Declaration of Independence," he said, emphasizing that attempts to pressure the opposition through security forces will be futile.

Commenting on the Investigative Committee's statement that the criminal cases against those detained, including the leader of "Strong Armenia," Samvel Karapetyan, are economically motivated, Kazinyan noted that it would be strange if the authorities officially announced the political persecution of opponents.

In this vein, he emphasized that they are trying, in quotes, to "convince" the deputies of "Strong Armenia." of the need to make concessions, including during his arrest. the opposition. They don't understand that they are talking to the opposition, which together garnered half a million votes in the recent elections. All these actions, according to Kazinyan, indicate that the government has weakened and that it is time for it to go, and that all the work of the repressive machine will work against the authorities.