Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that a significant portion of the current opposition in the country is aligned with foreign interests. Many of its representatives, according to the head of government, effectively act as foreign emissaries.
Armenian authorities extend Russian billionaire's jail term
Russian citizen and billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, owner of the Tashir Group, will remain in custody for another 30 days. A Yerevan court has extended his pretrial detention.
Samvel Karapetyan was arrested on June 19 in Yerevan. He was accused of publicly calling for a government takeover in Armenia. Prior to this, the country's Investigative Committee reported that it had foiled an attempted terrorist attack and a coup.
Karapetyan is known as a Russian stooge. From jail, he accused the Armenian authorities of severing ties with Russia, emphasizing that Moscow, as Yerevan's main ally, values reliability, predictability, and honesty.
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