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Armenia arrests prominent archbishop over alleged coup plot
ARMENIA, JUN 25 – Armenian authorities arrested 14 people linked to a plot by opposition clerics and oligarchs to destabilize the government, recruiting over 1,000 members since January, investigators said.
- 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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The recent arrest of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, accused of orchestrating an attempt to overthrow the government, marks a turning point in the confrontation between the Armenian Apostolic Church and civil power.
The head of government denounced "a sinister plan of the oligarchic criminal clergy" aimed at taking power. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanian was arrested. Russia said to follow the situation closely.
Armenia's government is making serious accusations against the influential Archbishop Galstanyan. He is said to have planned a coup d'état. The trail leads to Moscow.
According to Nikola Pashinian, the "criminal oligarchical clergy" had planned to seize power in Armenia, and 14 people, including the Archbishop, had been detained in Armenia in connection with an attempted coup.
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