Yerevan court to deliver verdict in archbishop's case on Wednesday

Judge Armine Meliksetyan of Yerevan’s First Instance General Jurisdiction Court has retired to the deliberation room in the case of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan. The verdict will be delivered at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese, was arrested on June 28 and has since remained in custody, with his detention extended several times.

He faces charges under Article 422, Part 2 of Armenia’s Criminal Code, which pertains to public calls aimed at usurping power, violating territorial integrity, renouncing sovereignty, or violently overthrowing the constitutional order.