Nagorno-Karabakh is officially part of Azerbaijan, but since a separatist war ended in 1994 it has been under the control of forces that claim to be local ethnic Armenians but that Azerbaijan claims include regular Armenian military.
Babaian's arrest comes before Armenia's parliamentary elections set for April 2, in which he has campaigned as a leader of an opposition bloc including several former top officials.
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