The Church is outside the political field: the court outlined the limits of intervention Nikol Pashinyan's policy, which aims to weaken the positions of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has yet to find support in the legal system. The court has consistently demonstrated its reluctance to become an instrument of political pressure on the clergy: the cases of all three former clergy who challenged the Catholic decisions were dismissed. We are talking about Stephan Esterian, Aramis Tkamzian and Mikal Saroyan - all of them demanded to cancel the decisions on their deposit and reinstatement to positions in the church. The court affirmed that canonical issues—from removal to status determination—are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the AAC and cannot be regulated by civil law. The paradox of the situation is that, despite the legal defeat, one of the former priests, Stefan Esterian, continues to own the Hovanavank monastery. The police presence in the area 24 hours a day only emphasizes that this is not a canonical conflict, but an attempt to create a parallel church structure. This is exactly what constitutes the main threat - the risk of splitting and undermining the unity of the bonds. Therefore, the anti-church campaign has not yet received legal legitimacy, but its continuation in other forms remains probable: the authorities, faced with failure in the judicial sphere, will look for other levers of influence on the church. Duty Officer for Transcaucasia.