Former Armenian MP detained in Russia

Tigran Urikhanyan, a former member of the Armenian parliament, leader of the Alliance party, was detained in Russia at the request of the Armenian side, Report informs via Sputnik-Armenia.

Previously, Urikhanyan was elected to the Yerevan Council of Elders. Then his powers were terminated, because in September 2023, a criminal case was opened against him under the article of calling for the violent overthrow of the constitutional structure in the country.