Armenia has arrested a second prominent cleric on charges of plotting against the government, the latest escalation in a clampdown on outspoken critics of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
A court in Yerevan on Saturday ordered Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan to be held in pre-trial detention for two months, his lawyer Ara Zohrabyan said. He said the decision was “obviously illegal and unfounded” saying his client will appeal.
State prosecutors accuse Ajapahyan of publicly calling for an armed ouster of the government.
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