25 people have been arrested in connection with a voter bribery case in Armenia.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened criminal cases against 37 individuals involved in the case of Samvel Karapetyan's previously arrested associate, Alik Aleksanyan.

As reported by Kavkazsky Knot, two individuals were detained today in connection with the election bribery case. One of those detained is 18-year-old journalist Aram Davtyan from Gyumri. Law enforcement officials conducted searches today at the ARF Dashnaktsutyun office in Gyumri. According to the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia, supporters of various parties are preparing to pay election bribes in the final days of the campaign.

As part of a criminal case initiated by the Investigative Committee of Armenia, 37 individuals have been charged with assisting Alik Aleksanyan, a member of the "Strong Armenia" opposition bloc, in providing material incentives for numerous citizens to participate in assemblies in 2025-2026, as well as with colluding with him to commit money laundering on an especially large scale, NEWS.am reports.

Twenty-five individuals have been detained. Petitions are being filed with the court to order pretrial detention for the individuals. The remaining defendants have been ordered detained.

As a result of more than 50 searches conducted during the preliminary investigation, documents were discovered regarding the distribution of money to numerous individuals, as well as lists with contact information of individuals living abroad who hold Armenian citizenship and are eligible to vote, Armenpress reports.

As a reminder, the owner of Tashir Group, Samvel Karapetyan, is accused of calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order and economic crimes. In November 2025, an Armenian court extended his arrest, but on December 30, the businessman was transferred to house arrest. On April 17, the court extended Karapetyan's house arrest for another three months.