At the current stage Armenian Police will not take actions against  activists demanding resignation of Catholicos

ArmInfo. The Armenian Police considers that at the current stage there is no need to interfere in  the situation related to the Mother See of Etchmiadzin, Police Chief Valery Osipyan told journalists on July 10.

According to him, the actions of the participants of the protest are  still within the law, and there are no reasons for interference of  law enforcement forces.

To note, rallies have been held in Armenia for several weeks  demanding the resignation of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II.  In particular, the protesters claimed that valuable exhibits were  sold from the repository of the Echmiadzin Museum, in particular, the  relics of the saints and the Holy Lance. In turn, representatives of  the church said that the Lance was not sold, a piece of it was cut  off and presented as a gift to the mayor of one of the Russian  cities. In support of his words on July 7, the Lance was taken out of  the vault and shown to the faithful. However, rumors were spread  immediately about the authenticity of the spear. A few days ago,  activists of the movement "New Armenia - New Patriarch" broke into  the building of the Chancellery of St. Echmiadzin. Head of the  Chancellery of the Holy See of Holy Etchmiadzin Bishop Arshak  Khachatryan estimated the actions of the demonstrators as an attack  on the church. "The Chancellery is captured, and we are forced to  stop our work. I consider this step as a persecution against the  national church. I hope that the law enforcement bodies will draw the  necessary conclusions to protect the national church from  persecution, "Bishop Arshak Khachatryan said. This morning the Police  cleared the territory of the administrative building of the Holy  Echmiadzin from the members of the "New Armenia- New Patriarch"  initiative.