Strong Armenia party Council member Alik Aleksanyan arrested

ArmInfo.Alik Aleksanyan, a member of the Strong Armenia Party Council, has been arrested. The Investigative Committee's press service reported this.

The agency claims that Aleksanyan is charged with providing material  incentives for citizens to participate in public gatherings and with  large-scale money laundering. He was detained by police with the  intention of filing a petition for pretrial detention. Law  enforcement officers questioned approximately 500 people during the  investigation. Investigators allege that from September 2025 to May  2026, Aleksanyan, as the head of the NGO "Po-Nashemu," employed  approximately 1,400 citizens in various offices of the organization  throughout Armenia, some of whom simultaneously worked for other  companies.

Between October 2025 and March 2026, funds from a number of entities,  including the Tashir Foundation, as well as Intego Energy and Tashir  Capital, which, according to investigators, may be linked to S.K.,  were deposited into the organization's accounts. The total amount of  funds, according to investigators, amounted to approximately 1.6  billion drams, 230,000 rubles, and $75,000. Investigators believe  these funds may have been used to pay salaries and other benefits to  employees, who were allegedly sent to participate in rallies and  meetings organized by supporters of Samvel Karapetyan, the Ponashemu  organization, and the Strong Armenia party. Investigators also  believe that some employees may have subsequently been dismissed  without achieving the organization's statutory goals.