Court places brother and nephew of Catholicos of All Armenians under  house arrest

ArmInfo. The Armavir Regional Court of First Instance has lifted the arrests of Gevorg Nersisyan and Hambardzum Nersisyan, the brother and nephew of Catholicos of All  Armenians Garegin II, placing them under house arrest.

As lawyer Ara Zohrabyan reported on his Facebook page, instead of  arrest, they were placed under three months' house arrest, bail of 1  million drams, and a ban on unauthorized leave. Furthermore, the  court imposed restrictions on the individuals' communication,  limiting it to close relatives and lawyers.  As a reminder, on  November 2, 2025, Ara Zohrabyan reported that Gevorg Nersisyan and  Hambardzum Nersisyan were detained on charges of hooliganism and  obstructing election campaigning. On November 3, they were remanded  in custody for two months and one month, respectively. The arrests  were then extended. Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan released a video from the  scene of the incident, emphasizing that there was no hooliganism,  much less the obstruction of campaigning allegedly committed by his  clients.  Independent human rights activists believe that the  Armenian authorities are attempting to pressure His Holiness Garegin  II and force him to voluntarily leave the Mother See of Etchmiadzin.