Sacred Struggle movement leader arrested for 2 months 

ArmInfo.  The leader of the "Sacred Struggle" protest movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, has been arrested for two months. The decision to this effect was made by  the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction late yesterday evening.  Galstanyan's lawyer, Hovhannes Khudoyan, informed journalists about  the court's decision.

He noted that the court's decision will definitely be appealed.

Earlier, it was reported that the court granted the motion to arrest  Artsakh National Assembly deputy David Galstyan, Archbishop Bagrat  Galstanyan's assistant, Movses Sharbatyan, blogger Armen Aleksanyan,  and reserve colonel Migran Makhsudyan for two months. In total,  motions for the arrest of 16 people were filed with the court. All of  them are accused of attempted terrorism and overthrow of state power.

In addition, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun party reported that illegal  searches were conducted the previous morning in the homes of Igor  Sargsyan, a member of the Supreme Body of the ARF of Armenia, Vardan  Avagyan, a member of the ARF Abovyan Committee, Artashes Hunanyan, a  member of the ARF Hrazdan City Committee, and Varazdat Amiraghyan, a  member of the ARF Noyemberyan Committee.

As a result of operational activities carried out by the  investigative bodies, more than 90 searches have been conducted in  the homes of the suspects since the morning of June 25, and a total  of 16 people have been detained.

Commenting on the report of the Investigative Committee, RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan previously stated that law enforcement  agencies "thwarted the "criminal-oligarchic-clerical" plan to seize  power in the country." Let us recall that the basis for the  investigative measures was a 7-page document published by the news  site Civic.am, which presented a "coup plan".