Armenia's Supreme Judicial Council terminates powers of its chairman

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16.04.2021, 10:56

Armenia's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a state body overseeing the country's judiciary, decided on April 15 to terminate the powers of Ruben Vardazaryan as chairman of SJC and a court judge, pending the investigation into a criminal case initiated against him.

Armenia's Supreme Judicial Council terminates powers of its chairman

YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. Armenia's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a state body overseeing the country's judiciary, decided on April 15 to terminate the powers of Ruben Vardazaryan as chairman of SJC and a court judge, pending the investigation into a criminal case initiated against him.

According to the Judicial Code, the duties of the chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council will be performed by Gagik Jahangiryan, the oldest member of the Council.

The decision to terminate Vardazaryan's powers was made on the basis of information provided by the Office of Prosecutor General about opening a criminal case against Vardazaryan.

In early March Vardazaryan faced a barrage of harsh criticism from lawmakers representing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s My Step bloc during a question-and-answer session in the parliament. The lawmakers accused him of siding with opposition groups seeking to make Pashinyan step down.

Vardazaryan headed the Supreme Judicial Council for almost two years. -0-

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