Overview
- An appellate panel annulled a lower court’s December 30 decision that moved Samvel Karapetyan from pre-trial detention to house arrest.
- A first-instance hearing scheduled for Friday will determine whether he is returned to custody or kept under alternative restrictions.
- Investigators separately petitioned to extend his house arrest, with the Anti-Corruption Court set to hear that motion today, creating procedural uncertainty.
- Karapetyan has been held since June 18, 2025 before briefly gaining house arrest at the end of last year.
- The defense says the case is politically driven over his public support for the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Karapetyan denies the allegations.