April 10, 2026
Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan reports. “As you know, RA investigative committee (investigator Ara Avagyan) on 14.02.2026 made a decision and applied the prohibition of absence to the Catholicos of All Armenians as a preventive measure.
Due to that ban, as well as the refusal of permission to travel to Georgia by the investigator, the Catholicos of All Armenians could not participate in the holy ceremony of the funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.
The said decision of the investigator was appealed to the superior prosecutor. RA General Prosecutor’s Office (prosecutor Khachatur Galstyan) made a decision to reject the complaint. After the prosecutor’s refusal, a complaint was submitted to the court.
Today, 10.04.2026, the criminal court of the first instance of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan (judge Ani Danielyan) made a decision to satisfy the appeal of the defender of the Catholicos of All Armenians. Based on the court’s decision, the restraining order applied to the Catholicos of All Armenians is subject to cancellation.”
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