ArmInfo. The state is obliged to ensure the implementation of privileged and protected lawyers' rights, regardless of technical problems. This is stated in the conclusion of the office of the Ombudsman of Armenia regarding the search of lawyers and their mass protest regarding this phenomenon.
Any control actions should be carried out with proper justification. A study of the situation showed that the arguments of lawyers, refusing to search, were not taken into account by law enforcement. Refusal to obey the demand of law enforcement agencies led to a restriction of the powers of lawyers, up to their admission to court sessions, "the Ombudsman's office said.
Further, the experts of the office emphasize the need to compile a list of items that are forbidden to be with the lawyer during court hearings and visits to defendants.
To note, after the start of a series of high-profile hearings on the cases of two armed groups and the Sasna Tsrer group, which captured the Regiment of Police Patrol Service, the lawyers of the accused in these cases were searched before entering the courtroom, which provoked their protest and refused to further exercise their powers .
ArmInfo.To the strike of lawyers in Armenia on September 13, 850 defenders have already joined. The lawyer Hovhannes Chamsaryan said this in a conversation with the ArmInfo correspondent.
ArmInfo.The Armenian Chamber of Lawyers issued a statement in connection with the search by law enforcement officers of some lawyers, in particular, defending the interests of the members of the Sasna Tsrer group, who captured the Police Service Patrol Building in July 2016.
ArmInfo. Today, during the preparation for the meeting on the case of the Sasna Tsrer armed group, the lawyer of the defendant Tatul Tamrazyan Monica Margaryan did not allow the court administrators to open their folder. The fact is that during the inspection by the metal detector a signal was sounded, after which she was asked to open the folder, but the lawyer did not obey and demanded to draw up a corresponding protocol.
ArmInfo. Lawyer Martiros Hakobyan and Araik Hakobyan Lusine Sahakyan On July 6, at the beginning of the hearing in the court of general jurisdiction of the Yerevan districts of Avan and Nor Nork, in the case of 18 members of the Sasna Tsrer group, Artus Gabrielyan submitted a petition for self-withdrawal, stating that the judge committed a gross violation of rights of the defendants.
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