During the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, investigated by the Main Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the Department for Investigation of Electoral Crimes, factual data was obtained that M.A. stated in an interview with one of the news channels that he had repeatedly offered two former presidents of the Republic of Armenia to carry out a military coup through ideologically close generals who served in the army, police and national security agencies.
Thus, M.A. used the media to make public calls aimed at seizing power and violently overthrowing the constitutional order.
A public criminal prosecution has been initiated against M.A. under Part 2 of Article 422 of the Criminal Code (public calls aimed at seizing power, violating territorial integrity, renunciation of sovereignty or violently overthrowing the constitutional order).
A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen for the latter.
The criminal case against M.A. was sent together with the indictment to the supervising prosecutor with a motion for its approval and referral to the court for consideration on the merits.
Note: The accused of committing a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty in the manner established by the Criminal Procedure Code, by a court verdict that has entered into legal force.