REJECTION PRESENTED TO JUDGE OF FIRST INSTANCE BY FORMER HEAD OF NA
LEGAL SERVICE SATISFIED

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The examination of the civil case of
Suren Mamikonian, the former head of the RA National Assembly Legal
Service, a member of the "Orinats Yerkir" party against NA staff head
Hayk Kotanian stopped for uncertain time on February 16, at the Court
of First Instance of the Yerevan communities of Kentron and Nork
Marash. Court Chairman Zhora Vardanian satisfied the 3rd in number
rejection presented to judge Samvel Tadevosian. It was particularly
mentioned in the decision that though the rejection does not arise of
corresponding demands of the RA Code on Civil Procedure, but it is
satisfied "taking into consideration that the claimant presents
rejection to the judge examining the case for the third time, and to
disperse the claimant’s doubts concerning impartiality of the judge
presiding the session and arising of interests of the action." To
recap, S.Mamikonian debutes by the court order H.Kotanian’s
notification concerning discharging him and about 40 employees of the
NA, demanding to recognize it invalid. At the February 12 court
session, the claimant also presented an additional demand to recognize
invalid NA Speaker Tigran Torosian’s 31.07.06 decree about making
amendments in the structure of the staff what became a basis for the
mentioned notification.