Leader of opposition movement arrested for two months in Armenia

The leader of the Kamk initiative, Vaagn Chakhalyan, has been arrested for two months by a court decision in Armenia, according to his son Ruben Chakhalyan, Report informs, citing the Armenian press.

The decision was made by Judge Nelli Baghdasaryan. Chakhalyan has been transferred to the Nubarashen prison.

His name is mentioned in the case related to the Sacred Struggle movement, within the framework of which 16 people were arrested on June 26 on charges of plotting a terrorist act and usurping power.

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and several of his supporters were arrested on June 25 after large-scale searches and detentions.