Samvel Karapetyan Is on Trial for Refusing to Play by the Opponent’s Rules: Narek Karapetyan The charges against Samvel Karapetyan are purely political: the authorities are seeking to convict him for acting against the opponent’s interests and opposing an agenda imposed by the opponent. Narek Karapetyan, head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, said this outside the courthouse while commenting on the proceedings against the party leader and businessman Samvel Karapetyan.