Today, on 12 July, during the examination of the applications to challenge the results of the 20 June extraordinary elections in the Constitutional Court, after the speech of the representative of the Prosecutor’s Office Sevak Hovhannisyan a discussion started on the topic whether the materials submitted by the Prosecutor’s Office should be considered as case materials or not.
“I suggest that we discuss it, provide the materials to the parties, so that they can organize their question-answer with a proper hand or, if they do not consider it necessary, with a question and answer, but have that reaction in their final speeches to ensure equality,” Arevik Petrosyan, the CC judge said..
The President of the Constitutional Court Arman Dilanyan suggested deviating from the accepted working style before deciding whether the additional materials submitted by the Prosecutor’s Office should be considered part of the case or not, to distribute those materials to all parties.
“I think we should listen to all the related defendants now, during that time the staff will duplicate the material (of the Prosecutor’s Office), distribute it to the parties, we will try to get acquainted with it, including using breaks, and time will not suffer, the trial will be effective if we continue to listen to the adjacent respondents, then ask the questions to all the adjacent respondents,” Arman said Dilanyan.
Davit Harutyunyan, a representative of the “I have the Honor” Alliance, also took part in the discussion.
“I do not think that those 1000 pages are materials that are related to this case. Therefore, I petition the court not to accept those materials as material related to this case,” Davit Harutyunyan said.
CC Judge Hrayr Tovmasyan made this proposal:
“I suggest not to consider the rest, except for the speech, as case materials, because I assure you, for me, there will not be anything in all the attached materials that will be a significant circumstance for the outcome of the case,” Hrayr Tovmasyan said.
In the end, Arman Dilanyan put his initial proposal to a vote, to which there was one objection.
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It should be reminded that “Armenia”, “I have the Honor”, “Awakening” and “Armenians’ Homeland” parties are disputing the election results. Their applications are considered in a single joint case.
Judge of the Constitutional Court Edgar Shatiryan has been appointed rapporteur on the case. The respondent is the CEC, the body that records the election results. Related defendants are the RA Prosecutor’s Office, the Police and the Television and Radio Commission.
