16 Jul , 10:38
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Businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is in custody in Armenia, has been charged with an additional accusation of money laundering. The information was confirmed to RT by representatives of the entrepreneur's team.
The team emphasized that it appears the charges are being brought in the complete absence of both direct and indirect evidence of the businessman's involvement in the alleged crimes.
"Not a single management decision or any connection to the property is mentioned," the team noted.
On June 18, Samvel Karapetyan was detained by operatives from the Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia. As reported by lawyer Armen Feroyan, his client was previously charged with public calls for the seizure of power in Armenia. Karapetyan himself categorically denies his guilt.
