Lawyer:  Supreme Spiritual Council reps summoned for questioning 

ArmInfo. The representatives of the Supreme Spiritual Council (SSC) have been summoned for questioning as witnesses by the Investigative Committee (IC) of Armenia.  Lawyer Ruben Melikyan announced this during a live  broadcast on his Facebook page.

He noted that, he, as a lawyer, he had participated in two  interrogations. "And I saw other Council members being questioned as  well. So, I believe this is not just two SSC representatives,"  Melikyan said.

He also noted that their interrogation coincided with a scheduled  meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council.  Therefore, the lawyer  expressed his conviction that this is yet another interference in the  internal affairs of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin. "There was no  urgency in summoning them at this particular time. Thus, they (the  authorities - ed.) continue to interfere in the affairs of the  Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and implement unlawful policies  against the Church. These interrogations are yet another  manifestation of this policy,  violating the Constitution of Armenia,  which prohibits such interference," Melikyan stated.

He also said that the Council representatives were summoned in  connection with the same case in which Catholicos of All Armenians  Garegin II and six other bishops, who are members of the Supreme  Spiritual Council, are facing accusations.