CCAF co-president condemns detention of Armenian clergyman 

ArmInfo.The arrest and detention for two months of the Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic  Church is a real disgrace! Mourad Papazian, a member of the ARF Bureau, Co-president of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF), wrote in a Facebook post. 

At the same time, Papazian is sure that this detention under a  far-fetched pretext is a symbol of the radicalization of Nikol  Pashinyan's regime.

"Many protesters were searched, detained, convicted. These criminal  cases follow Pashinyan's trip to Ankara and meeting with Erdogan. I  support Archbishop Bagrat, members of the ARF and the unjustly  imprisoned supporters of the "Sacred Struggle".

I know that this position may force Nikol Pashinyan to ban me from  entering Armenia again, but in life we must show courage and condemn  injustice," the Dashnaktsakan added.

On June 25, law enforcement officers began searching the homes of  supporters of the "Sacred Struggle" movement and people with  opposition views. The Investigative Committee issued a statement  according to which the participants and leaders of the movement  allegedly planned terrorist attacks in Armenia.  According to the  Investigative Committee, a number of people participated in the  planning, including former police officers and military personnel.  Sixteen people were detained on charges of attempting to "seize  power," including the leader of the movement, Archbishop Bagrat  Galstanyan. Nine people, including the archbishop, were arrested for  two months. It should be noted that the arrests began a day after the  Armenian prime minister announced that a coup d'etat was allegedly  being prepared in the country.