The judge in the case of Arsen Gevorgyan declared a self-withdrawal.

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After the death of the representative of "Strong Armenia" Arsen Gevorgyan, the judge Aram Grigoryan, who was considering his case, declared a self-withdrawal.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on November 10, Arsen Gevorgyan (also mentioned in the media as Gevorkyan, - note of "Caucasian Knot"), a candidate from the opposition party "Strong Armenia" for the position of head of the Stepanavan community, died in the Yerevan pre-trial detention center "Nubarashen". He was arrested on October 21 on charges of bribing voters, which he denied. According to preliminary reports, the cause of death was a heart attack, while the party blamed the initiators of the criminal prosecution of opposition members for what happened. Previously, he did not complain about his health.

After the death of Arsen Gevorgyan, the judge of the Anti-Corruption Court Aram Grigoryan, who was considering the case of the opposition politician, declared a self-withdrawal, News.am reports on November 13.

Grigoryan, who was considering the case of Gevorgyan and 13 others, noted that the current situation could raise doubts about the impartiality of the judicial proceedings. The judge also noted that the circumstances of Gevorgyan's death could raise doubts for an impartial observer regarding his impartiality and affect the perception of both the objectivity of the judicial proceedings in the case and the fairness of the judicial acts that will be adopted. Grigoryan also added that he declared a self-withdrawal in the interests of justice.

On October 21, Aram Grigoryan considered the investigator's petition for the detention of Arsen Gevorgyan for two months. On November 6, Gevorgyan's case was sent to court, and on November 9, it was transferred to Grigoryan for consideration.