Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan has filed a lawsuit against the removal of Stepan Asatryan, demanding to refute the defamatory statements made on September 27, 2026 on the air of OTA in the program "How to Reform the Church. A big debate." The claim was registered on October 27, the case was transferred to Judge Hohannes Malkonian. The plaintiff and his representative Tatvik Sogoyan request to publish a rebuttal on H1, and if impossible, in the Armenian language press with a circulation of 1000 copies or more. In addition, the archbishop demands to collect from the defendant 999 drams as compensation for non-monetary damage and state duty.

Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan has filed a lawsuit against the removal of Stepan Asatryan, demanding to refute the defamatory statements made on September 27, 2026 on the air of OTA in the program "How to Reform the Church. A big debate." The claim was registered on October 27, the case was transferred to Judge Hohannes Malkonian. The plaintiff and his representative Tatvik Sogoyan request to publish a rebuttal on H1, and if impossible, in the Armenian language press with a circulation of 1000 copies or more. In addition, the archbishop demands to collect from the defendant 999 drams as compensation for non-monetary damage and state duty.