Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council is reviewing motions from the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking authorization to prosecute and deprive of liberty two judges of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, Masis Melkonyan and Gevorg Poghosyan, Factor.am reports.
Neither the council nor the Prosecutor General’s Office has disclosed the grounds for the requests.
Citing Article 161(1) of Armenia’s Judicial Code, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that it had submitted two motions concerning criminal prosecution of judges in connection with their judicial duties.
The office said the contents of the motions and information identifying the judges could not be disclosed because of the need to protect the confidentiality of the preliminary investigation, as well as the reputation of the judiciary and the judges concerned.
