Verelq: Narek Karapetyan hid the part of having foreign citizenship

The deputy candidate of the “Strong Armenia” alliance hid the information about his foreign citizenship, which prevents him from obtaining the status of an official. This is reported by the prosecutor’s office.

“According to the report of an apparent crime received from the police of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs in the investigative department of the RA Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, N.K., the deputy candidate nominated by the “Strong Armenia” alliance as the number one candidate in the regular RA NA elections on June 7, 2026, having been warned about the responsibility defined by the law in case of providing false information, intentionally hid the information about having or having foreign citizenship, that is, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a migration and citizenship service. submitted a false application with the content of not being a citizen of another state, thus concealing it information on having foreign citizenship, which prevents the acquisition of the status of an official.

On the basis of the report, criminal proceedings were initiated in the investigative department of the RA Investigative Committee of the city of Yerevan under Article 449, Part 1 of the Criminal Code (concealing information that hinders obtaining or maintaining the status of an official).

A preliminary investigation is being conducted,” the message reads.

To remind, Narek Karapetyan is listed as a citizen of the Russian Federation in the extract obtained from the State Register of Legal Entities of the Russian Federation. According to Medianews, the document refers to “Mospromexplotatsia” LLC, in which he has a 2.5% share. The data was entered in the registry on August 18, 2020.

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