Overview
- Judge Arman Babakhanyan ordered Gevorg Nersisyan held for one month, with a separate hearing on the detention of his son, Ambartsum Nersisyan, to follow.
- Prosecutors cite allegations of hindering pre-election campaigning, with earlier statements from the defense also referencing a hooliganism count.
- The complaint was filed by municipal candidate Arutyun Mkrtchyan of the Republic party, who alleged obstruction in Vagharshapat on November 1.
- The defense says security-camera footage shows no confrontation and argues the accusations are fabricated.
- The case unfolds against a broader standoff between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government and the Armenian Apostolic Church, following earlier arrests of supporter Samvel Karapetyan and archbishops Bagrat Galstanyan and Mikael Adzhapahyan.