“Release and proclaim the innocence of Saint Michael” In Gyumri, the signature collection for Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan continues.

By the way, when Nikol Pashinyan visited Gyumri yesterday to give a concert in Vardanants Square, there was a different reality in the same square. In the courtyard of the “Holy Seven Wounds” church, a signature collection in support of the Bishop continued, in which a large number of citizens participated.

“The collection of signatures continues for about a week, – 168․ammentioned in a conversation with Abrasim Atoyan, initiator-member of the signature collection from Gyumri noting that until Sunday, the signature collection was done only by electronic signature, and since Sunday, also by paper version, – Currently, without summarizing today’s data, we have 3500 signatures.

Today, acting mayor Avetis Arakelyan and his employees, who were in favor of our demand, also joined the signature collection, also emphasizing that public justice will at least be implemented.”

By the way, Abrasim Atoyan informed that on the day of the concert organized by Pashinyan, many young people preferred the signature collection to the concert.

“There were no Gyumretians at the concert, as such, we can say. During the signature gathering, when preparatory works were being carried out in Gyumri Square, many citizens also expressed their displeasure with the concert being organized, which we personally witnessed. Therefore, I can claim that the concert was not to the liking of the people of Gyumri, – detailed our interlocutor from Gyumri, noting that there were many people from Yerevan with the CP in the square.

Summing up, Abrasim Atoyan noted that Nikol Pashinyan has no foothold in Gyumri.

“One of the reasons was the neglect of Gyumri for 8 years, which did not escape the eyes of the people, and everything got worse when arrests took place, the mayor was also arrested, and in addition to the mayor, about 60 citizens were arrested and charged with groundless, illegal charges, which also caused the anger of Gyumri residents.

The visit can be considered disrupted, which, however, they try to solve on the information platform by stating that there were many citizens, which is a lie. It’s also funny that they mention that despite the rain, there were many people in the square, but in their own videos it can be seen that the asphalt is dry in general, so there is no rain. What is it about?” he summed up.

Let’s remind that the conspirators have organized a signature collection, considering: “The illegal criminal prosecution against the leader of Shirak Diocese, Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan, and the restraining measure applied amount to torture, because the Bishop is unable to fulfill his pastoral duties, and the believers of the diocese are unable to satisfy their spiritual needs.

The bishop is even deprived of the right to participate in services, which is considered a form of manifestation of united prayer and is mandatory for Christian believers and clergy. Due to the continued imprisonment of the bishop, the constitutional right to meet the religious demands of the believers of the Shirak Diocese is affected, so this kind of intervention of the state is no longer justified, because, like the high-ranking clergyman, who has dedicated more than half a century of his existence to God and the building of the Armenian Church, the spiritual demands of the Christian part of the society are being irreparably damaged.

Therefore, they demand to immediately remove the preventive measure of house arrest applied to Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan, to stop the illegal criminal prosecution against him and to declare the Bishop’s innocence.”

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