Saint Michael’s complaint reached Strasbourg

Today, the Court of Appeal will publish its decision on the release of the archbishop from custody. A month ago, the cleric underwent an operation, the lawyers claim that his health problems do not allow him to be kept in prison.

Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan is behind bars on the charge of calling to seize power. Law enforcers described his thoughts expressed in interviews as a crime when he talked about the need to carry out a military coup. The court of first instance found him guilty and sentenced him to two years in prison. This decision has not yet entered into force. because both Ajapakhyan and the prosecutors appealed it to the appellate court. The archbishop demands an excuse. The General Prosecutor’s Office considers that the two-year sentence is not enough, and appealed to the Appellate Court to increase it by half a year.