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JHANGIRIAN ATTENDS COURT SITTING
[02:15 pm] 25 July, 2008
On July 25 Armenia’s Administrative Court hears the case of ex Deputy
Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangirian. He demands to revoke Decrees N
NH-28-A ¨ N NH -29-A signed by the RoA President on February
23, 2008. Under the disputed decrees Jhangirian was relieved of the
post and reduced to the rank.
The court sitting is presided over by Justice Artsrun Mirzoyan. Just
at the beginning of the sitting Artsrun Mirzoyan banned shooting and
A1+’s cameraman was invited out. The decision made Jhangirian believe
that the sitting would be held in the same distorted way and the court
will bring in an adverse verdict.
The claimant’s petitions were rejected one after another. The
respondent side, the Head of the President’s Personnel Hovik
Abrahamian, had sent a written-letter to Artsrun Mirzoyan and the
claimant earlier and didn’t attend the court sitting.
Gagik Jhangirian petitioned to involve and question Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepian as a witness but the petition was
rejected. Presently, the claimant’s advocates are going to demand the
judge’s resignation.
Meantime, people grouped in the corridor demand an urgent release of
Gagik Jhangirian.