
Armenian authorities on Wednesday arrested a prominent Christian cleric, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, along with 13 other people and charged them with orchestrating a plot to overthrow the government.
In a statement, Armenia’s Investigative Committee said it had filed criminal charges against Galstanyan and 15 others whom they said had “acquired the means and tools necessary to commit a terrorist attack and seize power”.
A total of 14 individuals have been