Armenian church leader to go on trial in widening confrontation with government
The case stems from a dispute over a defrocked bishop and could send the clerics to prison for up to two years.
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Armenian church leader to go on trial in widening confrontation with government
The head of the Apostolic Church in Armenia, widely regarded as the world's first Christian nation, and six other senior clerics will go on trial on Friday in the latest escalation of a bitter struggle with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, will appear in court for failing to comply with a previous verdict. The case is part of a broader, unprecedented dispute between Armenian hierarchs and the Armenian government led by Nikol Pashinyan, Civilnet commented. The article "Karekin II, leader of the Armenian Church, will appear in court again" comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.
Government’s Indictment of Karekin II ‘Raises Concerns about Religious Freedom,’ AGBU Says
The Armenian General Benevolent Union issued an announcement on Wednesday voicing concern about what it called “the persecution of the leadership of the Armenian Church.” “The Government of Armenia’s criminal indictment of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and six other bishops—arising from an internal ecclesiastical matter concerning the leadership of a diocese—raises serious questions about religious f…
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