Reinkornacia karen karapetyan tashir samvel
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If political leaders fail, we will intervene in our own way.”
The criminal case appears to be part of a broader government campaign against Karapetyan, following his break with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over an escalating rift with the Armenian Apostolic Church. I express my full support to my good friend and comrade Samvel Karapetyan.”
On the night of June 18, Samvel Karapetyan left his Yerevan residence and departed with law enforcement.
The arrest of a figure like Karapetyan, who had long been a bridge between Armenian businesses and the global financial community, sends a chilling signal.
Numerous organizations have reported that private capital inflows from diaspora sources have declined year-over-year, a contraction that directly affects the infrastructure, education and health sectors.
It fits into a growing pattern of “elite neutralization,” a campaign to sideline all parallel centers of legitimacy, whether religious, military or philanthropic.
Since 2022, business leaders who donated to opposition-linked charities have faced tax probes and asset freezes. You cannot even imagine how interested I am; moreover, I am convinced that you will never regret having made this step.
The prime minister’s inner circle alleged that Tashir’s energy subsidiaries had received favorable treatment from prior administrations. What is your opinion of the progress recorded so far?
Tashir Group President Samvel Karapetyan: I feel that Karen Karapetyan will come up with many other surprises, and you will be amazed very much.
Yet, investigators have offered no public evidence of wrongdoing.
More revealing is the political timing. The company was recently issued a 10 million dram administrative fine for “technical and trade violations,” due to a brief power outage at a government event. We stated in Moscow, and we have come here to say that we will back the Government of Armenia in all those undertakings aimed at ensuring our country’s prosperity.
That is why I can assure both on behalf of Tashir Group and our friends who are here today that we will take the most active part in Club’s activities to make a success of it!
Kentron TV – Question for Tashir Group President Samvel Karapetyan: Mr Karapetyan, how would you assess the reforms implemented by Karen Karapetyan’s government?
By aligning him with the Church’s social mission, the government’s actions effectively extend its anti-ecclesial campaign into the realm of civil society.
Inasmuch, the message is clear: if you support the Church, you risk sharing its persecution. “During my recent visits to the regions, I witnessed firsthand the serious disruptions caused by ENA’s mismanagement.
Sadly, there is a small coterie of diasporan outfits that cannot help but behave like moths to a flame.
Philanthropy in Armenian culture has always carried moral weight beyond its material value.
Historically, donors were called azgaser, “nation-lovers,” not because they replaced the state but because they embodied its moral duty when governments faltered.
Karapetyan’s jailing severs that tradition, signaling to global Armenians that service without state permission is subversion.
MP Tigran Parsilyan suggested that certain Church figures had plotted a coup during wartime. Yet, even Transparency International Armenia has questioned the selective application of anti-corruption law. Prosecutors have petitioned the court to apply pre-trial detention as a preventive measure.
The Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case under Article 422, Part 2 of the Criminal Code, alleging that Karapetyan made public calls through mass media to usurp state power and illegally assume governmental authority—an accusation stemming from his June 17 interview with News.am, where he stated:
“A small group, having forgotten Armenian history and the millennia-old legacy of the Armenian Church, has attacked both the Church and the Armenian people.
Long regarded as a behind-the-scenes supporter of Pashinyan’s administration, Karapetyan’s sudden opposition has sparked a rapid and multifaceted retaliation.
The crackdown on Karapetyan followed a series of inflammatory statements by PM Pashinyan, who has accused the businessman and senior clergy members of undermining the state.
We will thereby change the atmosphere in Armenia.
YEREVAN—Armenian authorities have escalated their crackdown on government critics, with security forces conducting a raid Tuesday evening at the Yerevan residence of prominent businessman Samvel Karapetyan, hours after he issued public remarks defending the Armenian Apostolic Church and criticizing the government’s stance toward it.
Karapetyan, a Russian-Armenian billionaire and owner of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) and Tashir Group LLC, was not detained during the raid but has since been summoned to court.As of Wednesday, legal proceedings are underway to determine whether he will be arrested.
Can we state now that the Club’s establishment is part of the aforementioned project?
Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan: I want to refer to it again.