A regular session of court was held in case of Jirayr Sefilyan, which  began with a clash between law enforcers and lawyers

ArmInfo. Today the regular session on the case of the hero of the Artsakh war Jirayr Sefilyan and his associates accused of illegal acquisition, storage and use of 

arms and ammunition was held.

Before the beginning of the court session, a clash occurred between 

representatives of law enforcement agencies and lawyers of the 

accused. Guarding the entrance to the courthouse, law enforcement 

officers tried to search lawyers who opposed this, saying that the 

law prohibits the search of defenders before meeting with clients or 

before court sessions. Nevertheless, the guards refused to allow 

lawyers to enter the courtroom without a search. However, later the 

defense party joined the court session.

Immediately after the beginning of the trial, the defense party took 

the floor and demanded the resignment of Judge Tatevik Grigoryan, 

reasoning that the judge required very little time to get acquainted 

with the case materials and in parallel held 21 meetings on 4 

different suits. "Consequently, all the decisions taken by her 

earlier to extend the measures to suppress prisoners, as well as all 

subsequent decisions to be taken, do not inspire confidence in us, 

and we ask the judge's reassignment," said the lawyer Papikyan.

However, Judge Tatevik Grigoryan did not accept the defense's 

request, considering it unmotivated. Then the judge after a few 

replicas of the accused Gevorg Safaryan with meta decided to ban his 

presence in the courtroom. Then the court retired for an hour to the 

advisory room.