Court extends Samvel Karapetyan`s house arrest for three months

ArmInfo.The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia has extended the house arrest of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan for three months. The relevant decision was made during a hearing on April 17. By another  decision, the court allowed Karapetyan to give interviews. The next hearing in the party leader's case will be held on April 30 at 2:00 PM.

Speaking to journalists following the announcement, Karapetyan  expressed little surprise at the outcome.  He alleged that the  current Armenian administration is determined to prevent his personal  participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections.  "What we  expected is exactly what happened," Karapetyan noted. "Under the  current government, no other decision was possible. They do not want  me personally involved in the election campaign. However, we assess  our chances (of victory) at exactly 100%."

 It should be noted that Samvel Karapetyan's case was overseen by  Judge Vahe Dolmazyan, a figure well- known in Armenia for presiding  over several prominent and politically sensitive trials.