A petition regarding Narek Karapetyan has been submitted to the CEC. This, to put it mildly, is a mockery of the law. Aram Vardevanyan

21-07-2026 15:35 Armenia Press of Diaspora

tert.am If you examine the agenda of the CEC, you will notice that there is a prosecutor's motion at 17:00, no other information has been disclosed. Today I want to announce that the mentioned motion concerns Narek Karapetyan. This was stated by Aram Vardevanyan, a candidate for the National Assembly from the "Strong Armenia" party, in a conversation with journalists:

"A motion concerning Narek Karapetyan has been submitted based on the same logic as when it was previously submitted and then returned. You will remember that an urgent meeting was held by Vahag Hakobyan, and no one was informed, you were not informed, we were not informed, where it was returned on the grounds that the mentioned issue is no longer within the jurisdiction of the CEC.

Now imagine that at 15:00 Narek Karapetyan will acquire the status of a deputy, meaning he will have the highest degree of immunity, but the CEC must consider a motion regarding him," he noted.

Vardevanyan emphasized that this is another case of political persecution, an intervention in Narek Karapetyan's activities.

"This, to put it mildly, is a mockery of the law. Now you might ask me what criminal proceedings are against Narek Karapetyan.

I have no information, moreover, knowing that the meeting at 17:00 actually concerns Narek Karapetyan, we had our position that we should present, time should be given, we should familiarize ourselves with those incomprehensible materials, which we are confident have no relation to Narek Karapetyan, but Narek Karapetyan's position differs from my position as a lawyer, attorney in this case. The latter is against presenting such a position and asking for a deadline," Aram Vardevanyan elaborated.

To the question of whether they will consider the issue of stripping immunity, he replied.

"The motion actually concerns that. This is not a violation of the law, it is a violation of the Constitutional Court, and we will not see such a phenomenon in any international practice," he stated.

A journalist inquired whether Narek Karapetyan's case is related to the elections, to which the lawyer replied that Narek Karapetyan's case, I can say clearly, cannot have any relation to the law.

In response to the observation that a statement had been circulated regarding Narek Karapetyan holding citizenship of another country, he said.

"There are such data regarding citizenship of another country that are also available to the investigative body, which, in my opinion, if you apply to the Investigative Committee and they have sufficient honesty from the perspective of their duties, they should inform that the mentioned case has been terminated, they simply have no other option," Aram Vardevanyan added:

* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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