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Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan detained again - UPDATED

04 November 2026 15:03 (UTC +04:00)

Samvel Karapetyan, leader of Armenia's Strong Armenia party, has been detained again, Sputnik Armenia reports.

According to the report, National Security Service officers took Karapetyan away through the back door of his house.

It should be noted that searches have been underway at the homes of Samvel Karapetyan and Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, since the morning of November 4. According to Armenia's Investigative Committee, searches are being conducted simultaneously at 65 addresses as part of a criminal case involving economic crimes and smuggling.

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09:56

Armenia's Investigative Committee is conducting searches at the homes of Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Tashir Group of Companies and chairman of the opposition Strong Armenia Party, and his nephew Narek Karapetyan, a member of parliament and head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, Interfax reports.

Aghavni Sukiasyan, spokesperson for the Strong Armenia Party, stated on her social media account that the searches began on the morning of November 4.

"Early this morning, investigators from Armenia's Investigative Committee are conducting searches at the homes of Samvel Karapetyan and Narek Karapetyan. Searches are also being carried out at other addresses linked to the Karapetyan family," she noted.

Gunay Elshan

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