"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"On October 25, in Hovhannavank, during the service organized by Stepan Asatryan's initiative, there were remarkable incidents with the clergy of Aragatsotn Diocese. One of the clergymen was put in a car and driven about 100 meters away from Hovhannavank in an unknown direction. We informed that on October 26, before Nikol Pashinyan came to Hovhannavank and participated in the service organized by Stepan Asatryan, civil uniformed law enforcement officers carried out surveillance in the residences of various clergymen of Aragatsotn diocese in order to prevent their possible visit to Hovhannavank.
Along with this situation, Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan announced that in 2025 On October 26, the police tried to detain Rev. Paren Arakelyan, when the priest was going to Saghmosavank early in the morning to celebrate the Holy and Immortal Liturgy. For the first time, they tried to detain him in Ashtarak, in front of the building of the Diocese rectory, but when they saw that there were accompanying people, they left.
However, while they believed Father Paren and left him alone, the situation was more worrying in the case of one of the clergymen. According to the information that reached us, persons in civilian clothes (in fact, law enforcement officers) kidnapped a clergyman in a car. According to the news received by "Zhoghovurd" daily, people in civilian clothes (in fact, law enforcement officers) put Fr. they deprived the clergyman of freedom of movement, forced him into a car, essentially kidnapped him, and then decided to let him go free."
Details in today's issue of "Zhoghovurd" daily.
