Businessman, philanthropist and leader of the «Ուժեղ Հայաստան» party Samvel Karapetyan filed a civil lawsuit on September 9 against Nikol Pashinyan, who holds the office of Prime Minister of Armenia. According to the report, the case was assigned the same day to Judge Tigran Grigoryan.
In the claim, Karapetyan asks the court to compel Nikol Pashinyan to issue a public apology for an alleged insult made on 29/05/2026. The filing says the apology should contain the following wording: “I, Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan, apologize to Samvel Sargsi Karapetyan for making insulting remarks about Samvel Karapetyan during my public speech on 29/05/2026.”
According to the lawsuit, the apology should be published via Nikol Pashinyan’s official Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/nikol.pashinyan/ — through a live video broadcast under the heading: “I, Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan, apologize to Samvel Sargsi Karapetyan.” The claimant also asks that neither the video nor its title contain any additions or commentary by the defendant or any third party, and that they include only the apology text.
In addition to the public apology, Samvel Karapetyan is asking the court to recover 3,000,000 Armenian drams from Nikol Pashinyan as compensation for the alleged insult.
The lawsuit also seeks recovery of court costs, including the state duty and reasonable legal fees.
