Tuesday, June 13 2017 18:46

ArmInfo. Today the regular session on the case of the hero of the Artsakh war Jirayr Sefilyan and his associates accused of illegal acquisition, storage and use of  arms and ammunition was held.

Before the beginning of the court session, a clash occurred between  representatives of law enforcement agencies and lawyers of the  accused. Guarding the entrance to the courthouse, law enforcement  officers tried to search lawyers who opposed this, saying that the  law prohibits the search of defenders before meeting with clients or  before court sessions. Nevertheless, the guards refused to allow  lawyers to enter the courtroom without a search. However, later the  defense party joined the court session.

Immediately after the beginning of the trial, the defense party took  the floor and demanded the resignment of Judge Tatevik Grigoryan,  reasoning that the judge required very little time to get acquainted  with the case materials and in parallel held 21 meetings on 4  different suits. "Consequently, all the decisions taken by her  earlier to extend the measures to suppress prisoners, as well as all  subsequent decisions to be taken, do not inspire confidence in us,  and we ask the judge's reassignment," said the lawyer Papikyan.

However, Judge Tatevik Grigoryan did not accept the defense's  request, considering it unmotivated. Then the judge after a few  replicas of the accused Gevorg Safaryan with meta decided to ban his  presence in the courtroom. Then the court retired for an hour to the  advisory room.