A new documentary by AnewZ Investigations titled 'Target Yerevan' is set to premiere in Baku soon, examining allegations surrounding former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo, Armenian lobbying networks, and wider political influence campaigns.
The documentary focuses on claims linked to Azerbaijan-Armenia relations and Armenia’s internal political landscape ahead of a sensitive political period in the region.
The documentary arrives at a sensitive political moment, as Armenia moves towards parliamentary elections amid ongoing peace negotiations with Azerbaijan following decades of conflict over Garabagh.
According to the documentary’s producers, the investigation focuses on alleged efforts to shape international narratives around Azerbaijan, Garabagh, and Armenia’s domestic political landscape through lobbying, media campaigns, legal pressure, and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI).
The project draws heavily on a series of reports and video materials published by Minval Politika, which claims to have obtained footage allegedly involving Ocampo discussing funding channels, political contacts, lobbying strategies, and AI-linked initiatives.
In one set of footage released by Minval Politika, Ocampo allegedly discusses funding linked to Armenian and Russian-Armenian business circles.
According to the material, he refers to “rich Armenians”, “Russian-Armenians” creating a fund, and financial support allegedly coming from an “Armenian from Russia”.
The footage also includes discussions about anonymity, concerns over relations with Russia, and efforts to create what is described as a more sustainable campaign structure.
Minval Politika argues the material points to a broader organised network involving lobbying, media messaging, financial backing, and political access aimed at increasing pressure on Azerbaijan internationally.
The outlet further links the alleged funding structure to businessmen including Samvel Karapetyan and Ruben Vardanyan.
Another section of the documentary examines allegations involving AI and academic networks.
According to footage cited by Minval Politika, Ocampo allegedly discussed building an AI-based platform connected to work involving Brazil’s University of São Paulo and researchers in physics and artificial intelligence.
In the recordings, Ocampo allegedly describes the initiative as an “Armenian project” and a pilot for a company using AI.
The footage also includes references to supercomputers, academic modelling of “global order and global disorder”, and efforts to transform academic research into material capable of influencing politicians, media outlets, experts, and decision-makers.
The documentary also examines footage in which Ocampo allegedly discusses contacts with Armenia’s foreign minister and conversations surrounding efforts to “protect Nagorno-Karabakh” and “free Armenians”.
According to the material published by Minval Politika, Ocampo allegedly states he had an “arrangement” with Armenia’s foreign minister rather than directly with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The footage additionally contains remarks about political tensions inside Armenia, disputes involving church figures, and claims regarding outside pressure on Azerbaijan during negotiations.
Minval Politika argues the recordings raise questions about whether elements of the alleged campaign may also have intersected with Armenia’s internal political dynamics ahead of elections.
Separate footage involving Ocampo’s son, Tomas Moreno Ocampo, allegedly included remarks about Armenia’s domestic political situation and the possible removal of Pashinyan, according to the outlet.
The documentary further places the allegations within the broader geopolitical context of growing European engagement in Armenia.
It points to a recent European Parliament resolution titled “Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia”, which triggered debate in Azerbaijan over references to “Nagorno-Karabakh”, the return of ethnic Armenians to Garabagh, and criticism of Azerbaijan’s detention of Armenian prisoners.
The documentary argues that the combination of lobbying networks, media narratives, legal campaigns, and political pressure risks complicating ongoing normalisation efforts between Baku and Yerevan.
The documentary is expected to focus not only on allegations of lobbying against Azerbaijan, but also on the broader question of how political influence campaigns, financial networks, and emerging technologies may intersect during a critical period for regional diplomacy and Armenia’s domestic political future.
'Target Yerevan' will premiere in Baku, Azerbaijan soon.
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