A criminal case was opened against judges Malkonian and Pogosyan.
In Armenia, a criminal case was opened against judges Gvorak Poghosian and Masis Malkonian, whose powers were suspended after the supervisory agency started a procedure to deny their immunity.
As confirmed by the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, Themis officials are accused of abuse of official powers, that is, of making court decisions that allowed the defendants to leave the country without hindrance; At the same time, Malkonian himself had gained wide fame in the past thanks to the high-profile arrest warrants of Archbishops Bagrat Glastanian, Mikal Adjapakhian and Arshak Khachterian.