Prosecutor General files cassation appeal against ruling involving  Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan

ArmInfo.  Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan has submitted a  formal cassation appeal to the Court of Cassation, challenging a June  25, 2026 ruling by the Criminal Court of Appeal concerning Archbishop  Mikael Ajapahyan, primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian  Apostolic Church, as reported by Ajapahyan's defense team. They also  stated that the prosecution is seeking to overturn the appellate  court's decision. 

Recall, the Criminal Court of Appeals overturned the house arrest  imposed as a preventive measure against Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan.  The court also overturned the trial court's decision in his case and  remanded it for a new trial. The archbishop was charged with public  calls for the violent seizure of power or the overthrow of the  constitutional order (Part 2 of Article 422 of the Armenian Criminal  Code). The charges are based on statements and interviews he gave.