When I was in Armenia, in all my interviews, meetings I have clearly stated that Samvel Karapetyan's case is a political show. World-renowned lawyer and international human rights defender Robert Amsterdam wrote this on Facebook, in Armenian—and regarding the criminal case in Armenia against Russian Armenian entrepreneur and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan, who is currently jailed in Armenia’s capital Yerevan.

"We must fight together to restore justice and defend the Armenian Apostolic Church," Amsterdam added.