By condemning Gagik Tsarukyan, authoritiescondemning approximately  15,000 employees at his enterprises - protesters 

ArmInfo.  Employees of MultiTabak, owned by renowned businessman, philanthropist, and leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan, are holding a  protest demanding the reopening of the plant, which has been sealed  for eight days.

Protesters expressed their full support for their employer and called  Tsarukyan's criminal prosecution politically motivated. "If Tsarukyan  were a criminal, as the authorities claim, then why wasn't he  imprisoned during their eight years in power, and why didn't they  imprison him precisely after he re- engaged actively in politics?"  the workers asked. They believe such actions by the authorities are  unacceptable, as no one in the country can match Tsarukyan's scale of  support for the state, the economy, sports, and individual citizens.  They emphasized that by condemning Tsarukyan, the authorities are  condemning the approximately 15,000 employees of his enterprises.

"We haven't come to beg, we haven't come to ask for a job; we just  want to get our jobs back. We all have families, problems, loan  obligations, taxes, and other payments. Who's going to pay for all of  this?" the protesters asked.

One of the employees, a native of Artsakh, thanked Tsarukyan and  noted that the enterprise employs approximately 20 people from  Artsakh. According to him, in addition to employment and warm human  relations, Tsarukyan organized various events for Artsakh youth,  helping them cope with difficult experiences.

The workers declared their intention to fight to the end and are  ready to take all necessary measures. In addition to the economic  consequences, the protesters noted that sports complexes owned by  Tsarukyan have also been closed, which, they said, deprives Armenian  athletes of the opportunity to fully prepare for upcoming  international competitions. "This is completely absurd," the  protesters noted. As a reminder, on July 6, 2026, law enforcement  officers conducted large-scale searches of Tsarukyan's mansion and  more than 70 other locations, including companies within the Multi  Group concern, as part of an investigation into over ten criminal  cases. Following a nearly 12-hour investigation, Tsarukyan was  arrested. The following day, the court granted the investigators'  motion to remand him in custody for two months.  The politician has  been charged under several articles of the Criminal Code related to  corruption, including bribery and abuse of influence. Tsarukyan  himself denies guilt, but his lawyers call the prosecution  politically motivated and are challenging the decisions of the  investigators and the court.