Armenia detains opposition Dashnaktsutyun member in Gyumri

Armenian opposition figure Ara Nakhshkaryan, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) and a candidate on the Armenia Alliance electoral list, was detained early on Wednesday (July 29).

Nakhshkaryan was taken from his home in the northern city of Gyumri in the early hours of the morning, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

According to his lawyer, Abrasim Atoyan, Nakhshkaryan has been taken to Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee, though authorities had not immediately disclosed the reason for his detention.

By Aghakazim Guliyev