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Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan claims the protest movement led by him aimed at ousting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government has not died down.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the cleric said he was rethinking the tactics of the movement after riot police violently cracked down on protesters outside the Armenian parliament on June 12, firing stun grenades at them and injuring dozens, including reporters and cameramen.

“The June 12 developments indicate that people in Armenia are completely unprotected. The incumbent government is doing everything it can to maintain its grip on power, remaining a slave to its geopolitical plans,” Galstanyan stated.

“The country is facing a deepening crisis. The ultimate goal of our campaign is their ouster. We need new tactics to cope with the current situation,” he added.