Armenia’s Former President Kocharyan Detained in Property Probe

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1. Tue, 25 August 2026

   9 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics10:42first to report
     Armenia’s Former President Kocharyan Detained in Property Probe

     Armenian authorities detained a former president and chief rival of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as part of an investigation into the alleged acquisition of state property at below-market prices during his time in office.

   • ČT24 (Czechia)10:46
     Arménské úřady zadržely exprezidenta Kočarjana

     Arménské úřady zadržely bývalého prezidenta Roberta Kočarjana a obvinily jej ze spáchání korupčních trestných činů v době, kdy byl u moci. Jednasedmdesátiletý Kočarjan, který je politickým odpůrcem premiéra Nikoly Pašinjana, byl vzápětí po vznesení obvinění hospitalizován kvůli vysokému tlaku, uvedla agentura AFP.

   • tportal (Croatia)10:58
     U Armeniji zatvoren šef oporbe: Optužuju ga za jednu stvar iz dana dok je bio na vlasti

     Državni tužitelji u Armeniji u utorak su pritvorili Roberta Kočarjana, istaknutog oporbenog čelnika i bivšeg predsjednika, te ga formalno optužili za niz kaznenih djela povezanih s korupcijom tijekom njegovog mandata.

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     • Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)25 Aug, 13:04their copy
   • Index.hr (Croatia)11:04
     Uhićen bivši armenski predsjednik

     DRŽAVNI tužitelji u Armeniji danas su pritvorili Roberta Kočarjana, istaknutog oporbenog čelnika i bivšeg predsjednika, te ga formalno optužili za niz kaznenih djela povezanih s korupcijom tijekom njegovog mandata.

   • en.apa.az11:40edited after publishing
     Prosecutors indict directors of companies affiliated with Kocharyan over alleged tax evasion - UPDATED

     previouslyArmenia opens criminal case against Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan - UPDATED

     Prosecutors have indicted the current and former directors of clothing retailer Gritti LLC, as well as the directors of Fast Kart LLC, which operates under the Play City trademark, and Kinetic CJSC, which operates Orange Fitness, for allegedly failing to pay taxes in particularly large amounts, Armenpress reports

   • bne IntelliNews13:16
     Armenia detains former president Kocharyan on corruption charges

     Armenian prosecutors charged Robert Kocharyan with corruption-related offences.

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)14:19
     Former Armenian President Kocharyan, his son detained in corruption probe

     Anti-Corruption Committee accuses Robert Kocharyan of acquiring state property below market value

   • iDNES (Czechia)16:35
     Arméni dál dráždí Kreml, zatkli proruského exprezidenta Kočarjana

     V Arménii po volbách houstne atmosféra. Policie v úterý zadržela bývalého prezidenta Roberta Kočarjana a obvinila ho korupce. Jednasedmdesátiletý odpůrce současného premiéra Nikoly Pašinjana byl vzápětí hospitalizován kvůli vysokému tlaku.

   • Euronews18:19
     Armenia detains former President Kocharyan on corruption charges

     Robert Kocharyan, who leads the Moscow-friendly opposition and maintains close ties with Putin, was detained alongside his son and four others in raids on family businesses. Analysts say the move sent "a signal to the Kremlin" about Pashinyan's intent to confront Russian-aligned political forces.

2. Thu, 27 August 2026

   1 report
   • armenianweekly.com13:44
     Pashinyan brands himself ‘judge’ of the opposition

     YEREVAN — On Monday, opposition lawmaker Levon Kocharyan stood in Armenia’s National Assembly and accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of crossing a line no democratic leader should cross: publicly deciding who should be imprisoned, who should lose their property and what law enforcement agencies and courts should do next. Earlier in the session, Pashinyan had …

3. Fri, 28 August 2026

   3 reports
   • panorama.am14:00
     Meloyan: All opposition leaders whose political groups entered parliament are now jailed

     Constitutional law expert Gohar Meloyan has accused the Armenian leadership of systematically undermining democratic institution

   • panorama.am14:00
     Former MP accuses Pashinyan government of judicial intimidation

     Former lawmaker Tigran Abrahamyan has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government of intensifying pressure on Armenia’s

   • panorama.am14:00
     Analyst: Arrests of Kocharyan, Artsakh leaders aim to erase Karabakh legacy

     The arrests of former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the military-political leadership of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) ar

4. Tue, 1 September 2026

   1 report
   • Kyiv Post (Ukraine)07:48
     Putin Sends Support to Jailed Ex-President as Armenia Drifts From Moscow

     Putin sent birthday wishes to jailed former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who holds more power than the largely ceremonial president, as Russia continues to lose its grip on Armenia.

5. Wed, 2 September 2026

   1 report
   • news.am05:58
     Armenia ex-finance minister, State Revenue Committee former chair Gagik Khachatryan remanded in custody for 2 months

     Gagik Khachatryan, former Minister of Finance and former Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, has been remanded in custody. The Anti-Corruption Court has decided...

6. Fri, 4 September 2026

   2 reports
   • news.am07:33
     Wife of Karabakh former official Ruben Vardanyan – held in Azerbaijan prison – wants to take group of human rights activist women to Baku, attorney says

     A meeting took place, Armenian foreign ministry representatives were present, not at the political level, as well as representatives from the commission on prisoners and...

   • panorama.am13:00
     Former Armenian tax official appeals ruling over leak of family's banking data

     Businessman Armen Sakapetoyan, a former deputy head of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee, has appealed a court ruling as he seek

7. Thu, 10 September 2026

   2 reports
   • news.az11:09
     Armenia: Meghri mayor arrested in graft case

     According to the committee, Andreasyan was placed under arrest after being detained in connection with a criminal case involving the unauthorised use ...

   • news.az11:28
     Moscow-backed politician sues Armenian PM over alleged insult

     Karapetyan, a Moscow-backed politician who ran against Pashinyan in this year’s parliamentary elections, filed the claim on the basis of several...

8. Fri, 11 September 2026

   1 report
   • pan.am14:00
     Several detained, including Nubarashen prison official

     Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee detained several people, including a Nubarashen prison official, in an investigation involving alleged bribery offenses.

9. Sat, 12 September 2026

   1 report
   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)04:54
     Una serie di casi giudiziari scuote l’Armenia ma l’Occidente guarda altrove: perché?

     C’è una sequenza di casi giudiziari che sta scuotendo l’Armenia e che si inserisce, più generalmente, in un ragionamento sui principi delle regole e sulle opportunità di applicarle. Il 1 settembre l’ex ministro delle Finanze, Gagik Khachatryan, è stato portato via da casa in barella, per essere interrogato, condotto in tribunale e posto in custodia […] L'articolo Una serie di casi giudiziari scuote l’Armenia ma l’Occidente guarda altrove: perché? proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .

10. Thu, 24 September 2026

    1 report
    • eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu16:47
      The court kept Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan under house arrest.

      The Yerevan Criminal Court extended the house arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan for another two months, allowing him to attend the baptism next Saturday at the church of Jrvizha.

11. Thu, 1 October 2026

    1 report
    • eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu00:49
      A citizen of Armenia attempted to destroy the monument to Heydar Aliyev in Tbilisi

      Police in Georgia detained a foreigner who damaged the bust of Heydar Aliyev installed in Tbilisi. The detainee is a citizen of Armenia, confirmed the country's Foreign Ministry.

12. Fri, 2 October 2026

    1 report
    • horizonweekly.ca13:07
      Aliyev brands all former Armenian leaders ‘war criminals’ in sweeping attack on Armenia

      BAKU — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that all former leaders of Armenia are “war criminals” who should receive what he called their “deserved punishment,” delivering another sweeping attack on Armenian political figures as part of a speech celebrating Azerbaijan’s military victories and calling for continued ideological and military consolidation. Speaking at the eighth

13. Fri, 9 October 2026

    1 report
    • pan.am13:45
      EU lawmakers urge Azerbaijan to free Armenian detainees

      Lawmakers condemned political repression in Azerbaijan and demanded the unconditional release of Armenian detainees.