FORMER HEAD OF RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY JURIDICAL SERVICE CHALLENGES JUDGE EXAMINING HIS CASE

Noyan Tapan
Mar 20 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Former head of the RA National
Assembly’s Juridical Department Suren Mamikonian on March 19
challenged judge Ruben Nersissian who examines his lawsuit against
Tigran Torosian, Speaker of the RA National Assembly. The basis
for challenge was the court’s decision to reject the petition of
S. Mamikonian. In his petition S. Mamikonian asked to conduct joint
examination of cases against Tigran Torosian and the NA Staff Head
Hayk Kotanian, as, in his words, the same document is disputed.

The court chairman Zhora Vardanian will examine the issue of challenge
and make a decision.

To recap, S. Mamikonian dsiputed the legality of H. Kotanian’s notice
to dismiss about 40 state servants from their jobs by the instructions
of T. Torosian. According to the applicant, the decision on dismissing
about 40 members of the "Orinats Yerkir" Party from their jobs violates
the rights of stability and preference of a state servant regulated
by the RA Law on State Servant.