00:52, 21 December 2025

Archbishop Ajapayan scheduled for surgery

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The convicted primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, was taken to the Izmirlyan Clinic after several requests from his lawyers stating that he required urgent surgery.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in early October, the court sentenced the primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, to two years in prison. At the end of October, the prosecutor's office appealed the verdict.

On June 27, security forces detained the head of the Shirak Diocese, Mikael Ajapayan (also referred to in the media as Mikael Ajapakhyan), who voluntarily surrendered to the Investigative Committee. He was charged with calling for the seizure of power, which carries a prison sentence of two to five years. An attempt to detain an Archbishop of the Armenian Church led to a standoff between security forces and believers.

Archbishop Mikael Ajapayan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, is in the clinic, where he was taken from the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary institution, RIA Novosti reports, citing a letter from the clergyman himself.

According to Ajapayan, he is at the Izmirlyan Medical Center, undergoing examination, and surgery is planned for next week.

Earlier, opposition member of the Armenian Parliament Garnik Danielyan reported that the Archbishop has serious health problems and needs urgent surgery.

Ajapayan's defense reported that he is not being allowed He went to the Izmirlyan Clinic to undergo surgery with his attending physician, insisting on a free operation at a state clinic. Only after several appeals from his lawyers was it decided to take him to the clinic.

More details about the case of Ajapayan and other political opponents of the current government are available in the Caucasian Knot report "The Main Thing About Political Arrests in Armenia in the Summer of 2025".

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