{"id":13817,"date":"2025-07-05T02:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13817"},"modified":"2025-07-05T02:54:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T23:54:43","slug":"thousands-march-in-yerevan-to-free-jailed-russian-armenian-businessman-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13817","title":{"rendered":"Thousands march in Yerevan to free jailed Russian-Armenian businessman (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

People in Armenia are demanding the government release a prominent energy tycoon and philanthropist<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Thousands of people took to the streets of Yerevan on Friday to demand the release of jailed Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan. The energy tycoon and vocal supporter of the country\u2019s political opposition and the embattled Armenian Apostolic Church was arrested last month on charges of advocating for a coup, which he denies.<\/p>\n

The rally and march were fully legal and authorized by local authorities, according to the event\u2019s organizers, the Council for the Defense of Samvel Karapetyan.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we did an important job together. We proved to everyone that the Armenian people are the owners of their rights and future,\u201d<\/em> the organization wrote on Facebook on Friday, calling for Karapetyan to be released from what it described as \u201cillegal detention.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In videos published by Ruptly, thousands of Armenians could be seen marching through Yerevan, many wearing white baseball caps and t-shirts, and some waving Armenian flags.<\/p>\n

Photos published by Armenia Today showed the building of the country\u2019s domestic security service surrounded by police officers as the crowd of protesters drew closer.<\/p>\n

In several clips, members of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) were seen marching and praying alongside the demonstrators.<\/p>\n

Karapetyan was arrested in June after voicing support for the church in its standoff with the country\u2019s authorities, led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.<\/p>\n

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Jailed Russian-Armenian businessman sues Yerevan lawmakers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The AAC has become a key force opposing Yerevan\u2019s decision to hand over several border villages to neighboring Azerbaijan. The territories have long been the focus of a bloody territorial dispute, and many Armenians viewed the handover as a betrayal of national interests.<\/p>\n

Since then, Pashinyan\u2019s government has arrested two prominent AAC clerics and moved to nationalize Karapetyan\u2019s energy company.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has stated that Moscow would assist Karapetyan if necessary, noting that \u201che is a Russian citizen.\u201d<\/em> However, Russian officials emphasized that the ongoing protests are considered a domestic matter for Yerevan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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