Prosecutor confirms accusation against Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan,  case forwarded to court

ArmInfo. The prosecutor confirmed the accusation against Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, the head of the Shirak Diocese, and referred the case to court. This information was reported to the media by the RA Prosecutor General's Office.

Ajapayan has been in detention since June 28. On July 28, the  Investigative Committee reported that during the preliminary  investigation of the case, obvious factual data was obtained that  M.A. had publicly stated in an interview with a news channel that he  had repeatedly offered two former presidents of the Republic of  Armenia to carry out a military coup through generals in key  positions in the army, police and security agencies. , the  statement said. A criminal case was initiated against M.A. under Part  2 of Article 422 of the Criminal Code (for inciting the public to  seize power, violate territorial integrity, renounce sovereignty or  violently overthrow the constitutional order).

On July 30, the Court of Appeal rejected the defense's appeal to  release the archbishop from custody.