Armenian court arrests producer Armen Grigoryan

The Armenian court has arrested the Russian producer Armen Grigoryan for two months.

He is charged with insulting the inhabitants of two regions of Armenia, TASS reports on May 18.

According to the investigation, Grigoryan questioned their ethnic origin, in a public speech published online. The National Security Service announced his detention on May 17.

He is known as a pro-Russian public figure and an opponent of the current government. He is the producer of many Russian films and TV series, which have been released in Russia.

Grigorian has both Armenian and Russian citizenship, according to a TASS correspondent.