US EditionArmenia arrests prominent archbishop over alleged coup plot
- Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that security forces thwarted a coup plot involving Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and others.
- The Investigative Committee stated that Archbishop Galstanyan aimed to change power through unconstitutional means since November 2024.
- Law enforcement is conducting searches at the homes of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and around 30 associates.
- MP Garnik Danielyan claimed the accusations against the archbishop are fabricated, describing the government's actions as those of a dictatorial regime.
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reports coup attempt in Armenia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that law enforcement officers foiled an attempt to seize power by the “Holy Struggle” movement. “Law enforcement officers have thwarted a large-scale and sinister plan of the ‘criminal oligarchic clergy’ to destabilize the situation in the Republic of Armenia and seize power,” Pashinyan wrote on the social network. It is noted that since the beginning of the day, law enforcement officers have been con…
The Armenian security authorities have arrested several people, including a high-ranking clergyman, for alleging a coup attempt.
Armenian Authorities Arrest Archbishop, Accuse Him of Plotting Against Government
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Armenia's security services arrested one of the country's top religious leaders on terrorism charges Wednesday and accused him of plotting to overthrow the government, the second arrest in a week of a prominent political opponent. World News | Armenian Authorities Arrest Archbishop, Accuse Him of Plotting Against Government.
'Acquired tools to... seize power': Armenia arrests archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan over alleged coup plot
In a statement, Armenia's Investigative Committee said it had filed criminal charges against Galstanyan and 15 others whom they said had "acquired the means and tools necessary to commit a terrorist attack and seize power"
On Wednesday, Armenian intelligence agents arrested 14 people accused of planning terrorist acts to destabilize the government of Nikol Pashinián with the ultimate aim of overthrowing him. The detainees belong to the self-styled “Holy Fight” movement and include activists and opposition leaders of nationalist ideology and an archbishop, Bagrat Galstanián, who last year led the anti-government marches against the peace negotiations that Yerevan m…
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