Law will prevail, not fear – lawyer Aram Vardevanyan

The actions of 10 out of 57 members of the episcopal class of the Mother See demonstrate and prove how wise the decision of the legislators was to enshrine the status of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church in the Constitution, lawyer Aram Vardevanyan wrote on social media.

“Of course, many constitutional guarantees are being undermined before our eyes, however constitutional norms do not end there. It is obvious that the behavior of the 10 members of the episcopal class is the result of interference and coordination by the executive power, and moreover, this is being done openly and transparently. By the way, you will not find a single European country that has even a remotely similar experience.

At the same time, constitutional guarantees of the Mother See and legislative provisions make it evident that the actions of these ten members must have consequences—mechanisms for this already exist.
In this regard, it is extremely important that the Catholicos of All Armenians is convening a meeting of bishops for December 10–12.

All this proves that the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin needs protection.

Indeed, all this proves that merely a statement by national benefactor Samvel Karapetyan leads to illegality lasting more than five months, since today’s authorities cannot tolerate even that.

All this proves that the statement of national benefactor Samvel Karapetyan, made solely in defense of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, has led to an unlawful arrest lasting more than five months, because the current authorities cannot tolerate even the protection of the Mother See.

By the way, this period of more than five months also proves that, despite absurd political persecutions and arrests, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin remains under the protection of society. Law will prevail, not fear.

Freedom to all political prisoners!” he wrote.