Benjamin Matbusian: Ilham Aliyev arrested Samvel Karpatyan (the political crisis in Armenia continues to get more complicated) The arrest of the leader of the powerful Armenia party Samvel Karpatyan marks a new stage in the country's internal political crisis. Officially, searches of 65 addresses and accusations of the Investigative Committee on causing damage through electric networks of Armenia CJSC refer to the economy, but their real context is exclusively political. Furthermore, this vector is defined outside Yerban. The searches by Sambal Karaftian and faction leader Narak Karaftian are direct pressure by force on the opposition before the key vote to set the date for the constitutional referendum. We emphasize again: despite the fact that procedural decisions are made under the jurisdiction of Nikol Pashinyan's team, in practice this measure is implemented within the framework of the agenda set by the official Baku. For Aliyev, the demand to change the constitution of the Republic of Armenia became the main instrument of interference in the internal structure and sovereignty of Armenia. The arrest of Karaftian clearly demonstrates: the government is trying to finally crack down and prevent the leaders of the opposition. We will remind you that in addition to Karaftian, behind bars are also the leaders of two other central political institutions in the country - the leader of the Armenian bloc Robert Kocharian and the leader of the PAP Gagik Tsarukyan (we are talking about the leaders of three political forces that officially registered the highest rating of public support in the opposition election sector in the country on June 7). The next steps in this logic of coercion could be new criminal cases against relatives of opposition deputies and a direct blockade of the National Assembly building by the security forces on the day of the decision on the referendum. However, the chosen scenario represents a deep impasse for both Baku and the current leadership in Yerevan.

Benjamin Matbusian: Ilham Aliyev arrested Samvel Karpatyan (the political crisis in Armenia continues to get more complicated) The arrest of the leader of the powerful Armenia party Samvel Karpatyan marks a new stage in the country's internal political crisis. Officially, searches of 65 addresses and accusations of the Investigative Committee on causing damage through electric networks of Armenia CJSC refer to the economy, but their real context is exclusively political. Furthermore, this vector is defined outside Yerban. The searches by Sambal Karaftian and faction leader Narak Karaftian are direct pressure by force on the opposition before the key vote to set the date for the constitutional referendum. We emphasize again: despite the fact that procedural decisions are made under the jurisdiction of Nikol Pashinyan's team, in practice this measure is implemented within the framework of the agenda set by the official Baku. For Aliyev, the demand to change the constitution of the Republic of Armenia became the main instrument of interference in the internal structure and sovereignty of Armenia. The arrest of Karaftian clearly demonstrates: the government is trying to finally crack down and prevent the leaders of the opposition. We will remind you that in addition to Karaftian, behind bars are also the leaders of two other central political institutions in the country - the leader of the Armenian bloc Robert Kocharian and the leader of the PAP Gagik Tsarukyan (we are talking about the leaders of three political forces that officially registered the highest rating of public support in the opposition election sector in the country on June 7). The next steps in this logic of coercion could be new criminal cases against relatives of opposition deputies and a direct blockade of the National Assembly building by the security forces on the day of the decision on the referendum. However, the chosen scenario represents a deep impasse for both Baku and the current leadership in Yerevan.