Aregnaz Manukyan, a member of the opposition Mother Armenia party who was included on the electoral list of the Prosperous Armenia party in the June 7 parliamentary elections, has been detained as part of a case involving the disclosure of state secrets.
The Armenian Investigative Committee spokesperson, Kima Avdalyan, confirmed to Russian media.
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Aregnaz Manukyan, an ally of the previously arrested leader of Mother Armenia, Andranik Tevanyan, has been detained, according to Armenian media.
Manukyan, who previously stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Prosperous Armenia, was detained, the reports said.
The Investigative Committee of Armenia said it would submit a request to the court seeking her pre-trial detention.
In a post on social media, Manukyan shared a video showing law enforcement officers arriving at her home.
By Aghakazim Guliyev
