The head of the Shirak Diocese, Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, has filed a lawsuit against former priest Stepan Asatryan, according to the Datalex information system.

The lawsuit states that Archbishop Mikael is seeking a refutation of defamatory information, as well as the recovery of monetary damages.

The case has been assigned to Judge Emin Abgaryan of the Ararat and Vayots Dzor Civil Court.

The court has returned the lawsuit along with the attached documents, allowing three days for the corrections of violations identified in the filing.