Overview
- Security officers searched the AntiFake office in Yerevan, seized equipment, and brought both men to Armenia’s Investigative Committee.
- An investigator said Narek Samsonyan is charged with hooliganism, while the legal status of Vazgen Sagatelyan has not been specified.
- Simonyan is seeking 2 million drams in damages from Sagatelyan and a public apology to be posted within five working days.
- Defense attorneys argue the case is politically motivated and say the podcast contained no criminal elements.
- The pair were previously held for about two months on similar charges in 2024 and were acquitted by a Yerevan court in May 2025.