Robert Amsterdam accuses Armenian authorities of using EU funds for  personal gain

ArmInfo.  Funds provided by the European Union (EU) for reforms in Armenia are being used not for the people, but for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil  Contract party. This was stated by Robert Amsterdam, a renowned  American-Canadian international lawyer specializing in political  advocacy and human rights.

"Armenian authorities are once again attempting to distort my words,  as if I were calling on the EU to stop supporting 'reforms in the  Republic of Armenia.' The money is not for the people, but for your  party. The price of imprisoning innocent clergy and attacking the  children of Christ is too high," Amsterdam wrote on his Facebook  page.

As a reminder, the Armenian prime minister launched a campaign  against the Armenian Apostolic Church in May, seeking the resignation  of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. As part of this campaign,  all dissenters, both clergy and ordinary citizens, are being jailed  on various serious charges. To date, four high- ranking clergy  members have been jailed on trumped-up charges.