Pashinyan: Garegin II supports archbishops' military coup plans

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has responded to the statement by Archbishops Bagrat Galstanyan and Mikael Ajapakhyan of the Armenian Apostolic Church regarding the illegality of their criminal prosecution, Report informs via Armenian media outlets.

Pashinyan accused them of preparing a military coup in the country in his social media post.

"If Ktrich Nersisyan (Garegin II) considers the detention of Vazgen Galstanyan and Gevorg Ajapakhyan illegal, then he supports the ideology and plans of the above-mentioned individuals to carry out a military coup and create chaos in the country," he noted.

On June 26, the Armenian Investigation Committee released information that 15 people from among the leaders and participants of the Holy Struggle movement were detained for two months within the framework of a criminal case on organizing terrorist acts and seizing power in the country.

Among those arrested are the movement's leader, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and two other clerics. Later, the number of detainees reached 16.