Armenian authorities have launched a campaign targeting  the entire  Armenian Apostolic Church, not just the Catholicos - Narek Karapetyan

ArmInfo. All accusations against the "In Our Way" movement regarding their  connections to "former" figures do not hold water. Narek Karapetyan,  nephew of arrested businessman Samvel Karapetyan, told journalists   outside the Anti-Corruption Court on October 15.

"I don't want to repeat myself, but take a look at the election list  of the ruling Civil Contract party. Right after the prime minister,  there's a former representative of the Republican Party, and second  or third is a former representative of the Prosperous Armenia Party.  They'd better focus on their own past instead of trying to dig up  something from our clean history,"  Karapetyan Jr said. In response  to a question about the alleged distribution of 40,000 drams to  citizens for participating in the movement's rallies and marches,  Narek Karapetyan pointed out that it was obvious the authorities  should have done something. "They posted some screenshots they had  created themselves, and it all looks very frivolous. Unlike the  'former' authorities, the current ones have gained a wealth of  experience in labeling. But they can be assured; we have not done  anything like that and will not do so. People come here of their own  free will," Karapetyan emphasized, not ruling out the possibility of  government insiders.

Karapetyan noted that there have been responses from international  organizations regarding the trial against Samvel Karapetyan.  Specifically, the European Commission has stated that it is closely  monitoring the process, but the reaction of the country's public is  far more important. The authorities are doing everything possible to  minimize this reaction and quell any pockets of resistance. "But that  won't happen," said one of the movement's leaders, adding that they  receive interview requests from foreign media almost weekly. "If we  don't say 'no' to this process, similar incidents like  the recent  detention of eight clergy on unclear charges may occur. If you  recall, they constantly claimed they were fighting against the person  of the Catholicos, but now it turns out something completely  different: actually, they are targeting  the Church.  Let them keep  these fairy tales about fighting against the Catholicos to  themselves. Dear compatriots, don't believe their fairy tales," Narek  Karapetyan emphasized.