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Alexandr Avanesov

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan placed under house arrest

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan placed under house arrest

ArmInfo.  Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has been placed under house arrest. This decision was made by the Court of Appeals, which partially granted a motion filed by defense attorney Hovhannes Khudoyan.

The leader of the "Sacred Struggle" movement has been in custody  since the end of June last year. He is charged with plotting a coup  d'etat. Under the terms of his house arrest, he is prohibited from  communicating with other individuals implicated in the criminal case.  

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