SJC is reviewing petitions to the DA's office to waive immunity from two judges.
The Supreme Judicial Council is currently considering the requests of the prosecutor's office to deprive two judges of immunity, the structure told Sputnik Armenia.
Earlier, Ishkhanotion reported the intention of the prosecutor's office to obtain a waiver of immunity from judges Mesis Malkonian and Gheburg Foghosian in order to start a criminal case against them. According to preliminary data, we are talking about abuse of their official powers. In particular, it refers to court decisions that allowed the defendants to leave Armenia without hindrance.
Melkonian is known for his prominent decisions regarding the arrest of Archbishops Bagrat Glastanian, Mikal Adjapakhian and Arshak Khachterian.