ARF member indicted in terrorism plot

Authorities announced Friday that Andranik Chamichyan, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), has been indicted for conspiracy to commit terrorism.

A court approved a motion for his pre-trial detention, the Investigative Committee said in a statement. 

The arrest is part of a broader investigation into a recently uncovered terror plot allegedly involving a senior clergyman who led the Sacred Struggle anti-government protests. On July 10, law enforcement conducted raids on several ARF members’ homes and arrested several individuals, including the son of MP Gegham Manukyan.