Karapetyan, one of Armenia’s richest men, was arrested in June after challenging the government over their attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are former allies.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s public apology addressed comments he made to the clergy and opposition members.
Robert Amsterdam also represents the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church on behalf of sanctioned former Ukrainian MP Vadym Novynskyi.
As Armenia’s government and church clash, a bitter power struggle is unfolding marked by arrests, outrage, and increasingly crass online attacks.
Notably, 61% of respondents said they did not trust any political figure.
Pashinyan has yet to announce the date of the ‘great spiritual meeting’ he has called for.
