Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Court Orders Two-Month Pretrial Arrest of Opposition Figure Khachik Galstyan

Overview

• The court granted a prosecution motion to keep the Rodina party general secretary in custody for two months pending trial.
• Investigators detained Galstyan overnight after searching his Yerevan apartment during the anti-corruption inquiry.
• The Anti-Corruption Committee identifies him as a suspect in an alleged voter-bribery scheme, while his lawyer says he denies wrongdoing and will appeal.
• Officials report at least eight detentions in the case, including a former deputy governor of Armavir region, with measures that include arrest and house arrest.
• Rodina leader Artur Vanetsyan criticized the search and detention on social media, calling the actions political persecution.