Defrocked cleric Arman Saroyan continues to manage the financial resources of the Mother See. As of April 1, he has withdrawn more than fifteen million AMD from these accounts, and there is a suspicion that he squandered these accounts. After being declared defrocked and removed from the position of the Primate of the Diocese, he went to court, challenging the management of the Catholicos of All Armenians. For four months now, the Primate and clergy of the Masyatsotn Diocese have been subjected to various repressions by the law enforcement system. Father Ruben regularly receives notices from the Compulsory Enforcement Service, threatening to bring him to criminal liability if he fails to comply with their demands. The priest has already been summoned to the Investigative Committee and questioned as a witness.
