The judge did not appear before the Chamber of Advocates to give explanations on the disciplinary sanctions filed against the advocates

At the Chamber of Advocates the hearing of the disciplinary sanctions filed against 11 advocates, Arayik Papikyan, Nina Karapetyants, David Gyurjyan, Lusine Sahakyan, Ara Gharagyozyan, Yervand Varosyan, Hrant Gevorgyan, Mushegh Shushanyan, Inessa Petrosyan, Ara Zakaryan, Harutyun Baghdasaryan and Tigran Hayrapetyan, was postponed on May 16. Advocate Inessa Petrosyan did not appear on the hearing because of a grief family matter.

A ground for initiating proceedings at the Chamber of Advocates was the decision of judge Artush Gabrielyan of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Erebuni and Nubarashen administrative districts of Yerevan of filing a motion on a judicial sanction. At the regular court hearing of “Sasna Tsrer” cases, when the judge returned from the deliberation room, he was presented with the advocates’ motion requesting to postpone the trial for providing unhindered participation of missing defender lawyers Mushegh Shushanyan and Arayik Papikyan. They were at the court yard at that moment because the court bailiffs had illegally not allowed them to enter the court room.

Yet, judge Artush Gabrielyan decided that Arayik Papikyan and Mushegh Shushanyan had left the court room, too. By the way, judge Artush Gabrielyan did not appear before the Chamber to give an explanation. He will not appear at the hearings of the Chamber of Advocates, either. The fact that the judge does not appear and his opinion is not clarified is a reason for not having the permission for filming disciplinary hearings of the Chamber of Advocates.

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