Overview
- Opposition MP Artur Sargsyan called for Pashinyan’s ouster, sparked a scuffle in the National Assembly and was stripped of immunity before surrendering on coup-plot charges.
- Prosecutors have indicted Armenia Alliance MPs Seyran Ohanyan and Artsvik Minasyan on corruption charges and are readying a third indictment against Artur Sargsyan.
- Archbishops Mikael Ajapahyan and Bagrat Galstanyan remain in pre-trial detention accused of orchestrating an alleged coup alongside political figures.
- Police raided the offices of Samvel Karapetyan’s energy company following his arrest for criticizing the government and parliament approved its potential nationalization.
- The intensified crackdown follows widespread protests over Pashinyan’s territorial concessions to Azerbaijan and underscores a battle between Western-leaning reforms and pro-Russian opposition.