Publish the Complete Text of the Conversation: Archbishop Bagrat on the Recordings
The leader of the Holy Struggle, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, has sent a letter from the 'Yerevan-Center' Penitentiary located in the NSS building. 'On the 8th of the month, a hooligan group attacked the dignified and patriotic Armenian, Arthur Sargsyan. It could not have been otherwise, as for a year, they have tried to undermine our steadfastness in the struggle with the most abominable slanders and attacks. You will not succeed, and moreover, you will be defeated. However, the reason for this letter is not the statements in parliament filled with lies and slander that violate the presumption of innocence, for which each individual will have to answer in court. The reason for my writing is the infamous statement attributing to me the notion of 'killing two people and imprisoning 15 others,' which is portrayed as a grand criminal plan for 'murdering a person.' I do not even want to dispute the authenticity of the recording at this moment; that will be clarified in another arena. First, let me ask, how can a person without authority imprison 15 people, especially within the logic of street struggle? It is simply ridiculous... I demand that the competent authorities publish the entire context of that conversation. I assert that this cut, edited segment is speech articulated in another context, related to the functions of some authority. Again, I demand: publish the complete text of this conversation; otherwise, like this, all other expressions will remain under your responsibility as falsehoods and slander,' wrote Archbishop Bagrat.