The Armenian Court of Appeal has kept Samvel Karapetyan under arrest

The Armenian Court of Appeal has detained Russian businessman and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan. This was reported by Sputnik Armenia on July 4, citing the press secretary of the judicial Department, Liana Rafaelyan.

According to her, the court upheld the decision of the first instance on the measure of restraint in the form of arrest against the head of the Tashir group of companies.

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Karapetyan's detention became known on June 18, he was charged with calling for the seizure of power in Armenia and arrested for two months. Armenian politician Arman Abovyan called the businessman's detention an attempt to weaken the influence of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC).