ArmInfo. Today, November 18, the court's verdict will be announced extending the pretrial detention of Tashir Group President Samvel Karapetyan. This was announced to journalists by lawyer Armen Feroyan.
He noted that after 12 hours of considering the prosecution's motion, the court retired to a deliberation room to reach a decision. The verdict is expected on October 18 at 11:30 AM.
As a reminder, Samvel Karapetyan was detained in Yerevan on the night of June 18 by Armenian law enforcement agencies after expressing support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. This was followed by open threats from the Prime Minister. On the night of June 19, the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction remanded Samvel Karapetyan in custody for two months. He is being held in the Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary (the notorious "KGB basement" in the National Security Service building). He is accused of publicly calling for a takeover of power in the country. Karapetyan denies guilt. Furthermore, in July, the head of the Tashir Group of Companies was charged with new money laundering.
On August 15, early in the morning, after nearly 10 hours of considering the investigator's motion, the Anti- Corruption Court extended Karapetyan's arrest for another two months. On October 16, the arrest was extended for another month.
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