The Supreme Judicial Council decided to terminate the powers of Judge Anna Danibekyan.

It is noted that although the Judge had the opportunity to present a position or answer from the stage of initiating the disciplinary proceedings, she did not do so.

“The Council decided to terminate the powers of Judge Anna Danibekyan on the basis of a significant disciplinary violation. The Council considers it necessary to emphasize that the case of Robert Kocharyan, which was delayed and dismissed on the basis of the expiration of the statute of limitations, was of exceptional importance both in terms of the scope of the persons involved in the proceedings and the criminal nature of their actions. Judge Danibekyan was obliged to realize that she was administering justice in one of the most important cases of the RA legal practice and she should have efficiently organized and administered justice within a reasonable time. The trial lasted for 4 years and 4 months, which the Council believes happened because the Judge did not properly fulfill the duties assigned to her by the law,” Karen Andreasyan the Charman of the Supreme Judicial Council said.

According to the Council, Danibekyan contributed to the expiration of the statute of limitations in R. Kocharyan’s case, as a result of which the judiciary was discredited.

Notably, on 10 February, a video was published on the official webpage of the Supreme Judicial Council, in which the staff of the AJC blamed the Judges for delaying the cases of Robert Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Levon Yeranosyan, Gagik Khachatryan and Manvel Grigoryan. The department urged the prosecuting authorities, including the executive branch, to consider the video for taking action to initiate disciplinary proceedings. The republishing on the website Iravaban.net of the video published by the Judicial Department, was considered as a reason for initiating disciplinary proceedings.