Pashinyan stated that he was not involved in the detention of the participants in the conflict in the church.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on March 29 that he was not involved in the police's decision to detain the participants in the conflict in Yerevan's St. Anne's Church with his participation.

"The police do not need additional orders to perform their duties," he told the agency. NEWS.am .

Pashinyan refused to answer any other questions.

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The conflict in question occurred on the same day during the divine service. One of the parishioners did not like the look of the Armenian Prime Minister's security guard, which he notified the person accompanying Pashinyan. At that moment, another believer attempted to hit another bodyguard. The prime minister, in turn, asked his staff to calm down and not push anyone away.

Interior Minister Narek Sargsyan said that the two detained people were detained on suspicion of hooliganism and interference in the legitimate official and political activities of an official.

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