U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman concerned over recent arrests in  Armenia 

ArmInfo.  Congressman Brad Sherman, Vice-President of the Congressional Armenian Caucus has posted the following message on his X account: 

"As Vice Chair of the Armenia Caucus, I am deeply concerned about  recent arrests of Armenian dissidents, including Mr. Samvel  Karapetyan and clergy of the Armenian Church. Our relationship with  Armenia is built on our shared dedication to democracy. I expressed  these concerns earlier today to Armenia's Ambassador Lilitakunts."

It is noteworthy that earlier, in response to a request from "168  Hours" to comment on the arrests of opposition figures on far-fetched  pretexts, the EU delegation to Armenia stated that this was an  internal matter for Armenia.

It is curious that before the well-known "velvet revolution", the  European Union and all EU countries and the collective West responded  to any kind of domestic political processes by demanding respect for  universal human rights.

Opposition figures are being searched and detained almost daily in  the country. On June 26, supporters of the "Sacred Struggle"  movement, led by its leader Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, were  detained on charges of preparing to seize power. Later, the head of  the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop  Mikael Ajapakhyan, was arrested. This was preceded by the arrest of  Russian businessman of Armenian origin Samvel Karapetyan on June 19  for supporting the Church. Later, security forces began to terrorize  Karapetyan's business in Armenia.