‘Acquired tools to… seize power’: Armenia arrests archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan over alleged coup plot

‘Acquired tools to… seize power’: Armenia arrests archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan over alleged coup plot

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”

Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Bagrat Galstanyan, who is charged with attempting to overthrow the government and destabilizing the state, waves to supporters as Armenia’s National Security officers arrive to arrest him in Yerevan, Armenia, on Wednesday. Reuters