The court in Armenia rejected the claim to restore the license of Karapetyan's company

A court in Armenia has rejected a claim by the defense of Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan to terminate the license of the Electric Networks of Armenia company. This was announced on March 27 by lawyer Vardan Aloyan.

"The court rejected our lawsuit against the termination of the license," he wrote on his Facebook page (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).

Aloyan stressed that the validity of the Electric Grids license will remain suspended.

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On March 13, the Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia issued a decision to extend Karapetyan's house arrest for a month, accusing him of calling for the overthrow of power in the republic and financial fraud.

The Russian businessman's "Our Way" movement registered the "Strong Armenia" party in Armenia in January. According to the electronic register, the party was registered by Aleksan Aleksanyan, Ashot Farsyan and Lena Matevosyan, members of the "In Our Way" movement. According to the press secretary, the party was needed for the political realization of the ideas that underlie the movement.

On March 6, Sputnik Armenia reported on the detention in Yerevan of lawyer Ruben Hakobyan, representing the interests of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan. According to available information, Hakobyan is charged with allegedly exerting pressure on a witness in one of the criminal cases unrelated to politics.

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