Judge in Kocharyan’s bail case recuses herself following prosecution’s peremptory challenge

Judge Nelly Baghdasaryan, the judge who presided over the court proceedings in former President Robert Kocharyan’s bail hearings, has recused herself following a peremptory challenge filed by the prosecutors.

“The grounds are unknown. Tonight the decisions will be provided to the sides after what we will be able to make assessments,” Kocharyan’s lawyer Aram Orbelyan told reporters.

The peremptory challenge of judge was filed by the prosecutor on January 9. The prosecutor said the reason for filing the motion is that this same judge had earlier recused herself from an unrelated case concerning the March 1 events, citing conflicts of interest.