Tomorrow, on August 7, an unprecedented event in the thousand-year history of the Armenian people will take place in the court of first instance of Armavir region: the Catholicos of All Armenians will stand before the court of the Armenian state as an accused.

Moreover, according to human rights defenders, His Holiness is credited with performing such an act, which refers exclusively to the spiritual sphere, is protected by the principle of “the church is separate from the state”, therefore it is legally unavailable to any secular court.

On this occasion, Narek Karapetyan, head of the National Assembly “Strong Armenia” faction, made a statement in the National Assembly, stating:

“They are taking a shameful pressure step and tomorrow an unprecedented case will be recorded in history: Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II will be summoned to court as an accused. Tomorrow we will not be at the National Assembly, but we will be with our compatriots in Vagharshapat at 16:00, so that everyone can see that playing with our religious feelings will have consequences. Tomorrow at 16:00 I will be in front of the Etchmiadzin court.”

Is it possible to take His Holiness into custody?  The leader of the “Strong Armenia” faction noted that the court has no authority to make any decision related to His Holiness and the hierarchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

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