Armenian opposition lawmaker arrested
Balazs Barabas
Arrests of critics mount as authorities allege a wide-ranging plot to overthrow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government An Armenian court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of opposition lawmaker Artur Sarkisyan on charges of participating in a conspiracy to stage a violent coup. The move is seen as part of a broader crackdown by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government against his critics. Sarkisyan, a member of the nationalist Dashnaktsutyun party, was placed in pretrial detention for two
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