"Criminal proceedings have been initiated by the Investigative Committee, actual criminal prosecution has been initiated against His Holiness and the members of the Spiritual Council, said human rights defender Ruben Melikyan.
The purpose of this is to apply an absence prevention measure against His Holiness the Patriarch and the members of the Supreme Spiritual Council, so that they cannot leave Armenia," he elaborated, emphasizing that an attempt is being made to prevent the convening of the Episcopal Assembly.
