Two judges in Armenia have been stripped of their immunity.

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The Supreme Judicial Council of Armenia has stripped two judges, Masis Melkonyan and Gevorg Poghosyan, of their immunity and has consented to initiate criminal proceedings against them.

The Prosecutor's Office of Armenia, based on part 1 of Article 151 of the "Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia", previously submitted two petitions to the Supreme Judicial Council for consent to initiate criminal proceedings against the two judges.

This concerns the judge of the Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction of the first instance in Yerevan, Masis Melkonyan, and the judge of the Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction of the first instance in Yerevan, Gevorg Poghosyan, as reported by News.am on November 14.

According to sources cited by the publication, the prosecution is related to possible abuse of official powers and decisions that allowed a number of individuals, including those connected to criminal circles, to leave the country without hindrance or to receive a more lenient measure of restraint in the form of house arrest instead of detention.

The issue of filing a petition for the arrest of the judges is being considered. Their powers have been suspended until the completion of the criminal proceedings.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" also reported that Judge Aram Grigoryan, who was considering the case of the deceased representative of "Strong Armenia", Arsen Gevorgyan, declared a self-recusal.