Aragatsotn Diocese primate arrested

Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, Primate of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, has been arrested for two months. The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, presided over by Judge Karen Farkhoyan, granted the investigator’s motion for his detention.

The bishop has been transferred to a penitentiary facility.

Judge Karen Farkhoyan, who reviewed the detention request, is also presiding over the case of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and 17 of his supporters.