On 26 February, the court hearing in the case of confiscation of properties and funds of allegedly illicit origin of Hrayr Tovmasyan, Judge of the Constitutional Court and his wife Lamara Khudaverdyan took place in the Anti-Corruption Civil Court. Presiding Judge Lili Drmeyan.

It should be noted that the representative of the responding party was against video recording and photography of the session.

According to Iravaban.net , they were properly notified, but the respondents Hrayr Tovmasyan and Lamara Khudaverdyan did not appear at the session. The latter’s notice was returned to the court with a note “absent”. Khudaverdyan was notified by the court through the head of the administrative district and electronic notification.

Although the court also notified the defendant through azdarar.am, the presiding judge said that there is no relevant document certifying the fact mentioned in the case materials.

“There has been a time limit on the said publication, and at the moment the court does not have the opportunity to print it and attach to the materials. In other words, it turns out that there is no specific document of Khudaverdyan’s notification through the azdarar.am website,” Lili Drmeyan said.

Previously, Lamara Khudaverdyan’s notices were returned with the mark “unsolicited”. Neither she nor Hrayr Tovmasyan ever participated in the trial in the mentioned case.

Regarding the matter, Naira Artashesyan, Prosecutor of the Department for Confiscation of Property of Illicit Origin, said that if there is no proof of proper notification, the hearing cannot be continued.

According to Hrayr Tovmasyan’s representative, Artur Hovhannisyan, he will present his petition related to the interests of Hrayr Tovmasyan when all the participants in the case are present or are sure that they have been properly notified, but they did not appear.

The examination of the case was postponed and a new date was chosen for the preliminary court session.

Mariam Shahnazaryan