“The official repression machine continues to work. we are ready for it.” 168TV’s “Zara Has a Question” reflecting on the air of the program “Strong Armenia” party members’ arrests, he announced party member Gohar Ghumashyan.

Gohar Ghumashyan clarified why the last actions were carried out in the city of Artashat: on April 19, they planned to hold a big rally there.

“Naturally, we submitted an application about it, and this morning already their car started working. We are ready for those steps on their part, we will not stop and will go to the end,” he added.

Reflecting on the episode of his arrest, the party figure noted that the investigators could not come up with a single argument that corresponded to reality.

“Finally, I was released under the condition of administrative supervision,” he said, then referring to the publicized recordings, he elaborated, “That phone call has nothing to do with the election process, I was called by a very close person, a relative, with whom I have had friendly relations for more than 10 years, and of course, that conversation was presented in a fragmented, incomplete, edited manner.”

The 2nd episode of the wiretapping was related to the businessman’s call, because I am considered the executive director of the Armenian Businessmen’s Association since 2020. That association is a non-profit organization that aims to support Armenian businessmen to present their products more competently, to further expand their partnership relations with a number of other businessmen.

The 2nd call was from a businessman whom I did not recognize, he introduces himself and I say that we are not familiar, he presents his production capabilities so that I can advise what should happen next, and I refer to our employee and say that please contact our employee, he will present you in detail what powers the association has and in what format we can cooperate. That’s it; And I think that if the court had doubts after the court session, I would not be sitting here right now.”

Gohar Ghumashyan assured that their struggle cannot be stopped by similar episodes, and he considered the leader of their political force to be someone who can ensure pan-Armenian unity.

“After Samvel Karapetyan comes to power, he will definitely not divide Armenians into black and white, there will be no vendettas, there will be no reprisals, we will work with professionals who work according to their principles and oaths.

I want to have the Armenia that Armenian mothers do not have to flee their sons from the country in order not to serve in the army. I really want Armenian women not to have to send their husbands to work abroad and wait for them for years. I want our young people not to tie their future with abroad, and I want to repeat my very dear thought that no more Armenian talent will leave Armenia due to being neglected.

The economy should be stable, diplomacy should be strong, our country should not be used as a tool, but we should be a factor in the field of diplomacy as well. I want Armenia to become a strong, influential and dignified country from June 8,” he concluded.

Today, we learned that more than a dozen people were arrested within the framework of the proceedings being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee. The committee issued a statement stating that election bribes were distributed in Artashat by the members of the “Strong Armenia” party and NGOs cooperating with them.

On April 14, the Court imposed administrative control on Gohar Ghumashyan and Verzhine Stepanyan, members of the same party.

The arrested Gohar Ghumashyan’s husband brought the two-month-old baby to the Anti-Corruption Court. The court allowed the mother of many children to see her breastfeeding baby for a few minutes. The child was restless, probably hungry or missing his mother.

According to the report of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, “As a result of the activities carried out by the operational-investigative units, factual data was obtained that after the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia on calling the regular elections of the RA National Assembly came into force on February 7, 2026, under the conditions of the legislative ban, various residents of RA participating in the national elections, under the name of charity, by a member of the “Strong Armenia” party with the assistance of another person 2026 In March of 2011, in one case, a monetary instrument was provided free of charge, in another case, a service was promised under preferential conditions. In connection with the incident, criminal proceedings were initiated under the relevant article of the RA Criminal Code, public criminal prosecution was initiated against two persons who were arrested.”

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